Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 257: Golden Core Battle
The moment Shen Chongxu took off, the hidden auras in the forest below finally stopped concealing themselves and flew out one after another.

Upon closer inspection, Shen Chongxu realized that these densely packed figures were all Buddhist monks from Canaan Temple, numbering a full 108,000!
These Buddhist monks all held strange hand seals, forming a square formation of 3,600 people each, and quickly surrounded themselves.

"Canaan Temple is quite a grand project."

"To deal with someone like Shen who has only reached the Nascent Soul stage, not only did they mobilize the World Honored One of the Great Bright Mirror, but they also went to great lengths, using so many Buddhist cultivators to form a grand formation..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Upon hearing Shen Chongxu's words, the Great Bright World Venerable in front of him still had a faint smile on his face and said, "As I said, I suffered a great loss at the hands of your Shen family last time, so naturally I have to take precautions in advance this time."

"This [Formless Heaven-Covering Mystery Array] can not only conceal the secrets of heaven and cause and effect, but also erase all traces."

"Even if a Nascent Soul True Monarch came, he would never know where you are."

As if he felt that Shen Chongxu was already a fish on a chopping board with no room for resistance, the Great Bright World-Honored One made no attempt to conceal anything and directly revealed the great formation set up by 108,000 monks.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxu's heart sank.

He knew that this time, Canaan Temple was determined to make a scene against him.

They've gone to such great lengths; I wonder what their plans are.

The group flew on the wind, and under the "escort" of many Buddhist monks from Canaan Temple, they crossed the vast mountains below. Shen Chongxu soon saw a magnificent and splendid temple.

"This is Canaan Temple, please come in, young friend."

As they approached the sky above Canaan Temple, the Great Illumination Buddha stopped and spoke with a faint smile.

Such a polite manner made one think that Shen Chongxu had been invited as a guest.

Shen Chongxu glanced at Canaan Temple below, a slight smile playing on his lips.
“Canaan Temple should just say what it wants from me, there’s no need to be so secretive.”

"If you can give me a quick death, I might as well grant your wish."

Upon hearing this, the Great Bright World-Honored One smiled calmly and said, "Young friend, don't be impatient. Stay at my Canaan Temple for a while first."

"please."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Chongxu clenched his fist inwardly, then didn't ask any more questions and flew straight towards the continuous Buddhist temples below.

……

"This tower is called the [Liuli Yinji Ciguang Tower]. It was once the place where the Buddha lived in seclusion. Young friend, you will live in this tower from now on and purify your body of demonic energy."

The Great Bright World-Honored One led Shen Chongxu to a seven-story pagoda shimmering with precious light and spoke slowly.

Shen Chongxu looked up at the pagoda in front of him, chuckled, and walked straight inside.

Upon seeing this, the Great Bright World-Honored One behind him showed a hint of regret.

After waving his hand and unleashing a golden light to seal the entrance to the pagoda, the Great Bright World-Honored One murmured, "The Shen family is truly remarkable."

"A junior with such a calm and composed temperament. If it weren't for the circumstances, I would really like to convert this boy and have him serve as a Dharma-holding disciple before me."

He shook his head, then summoned two Buddhist monks and said in a deep voice, "Let's do it."

Upon hearing this, the two Buddhist monks respectfully cupped their hands and then made hand seals, striking the [Glassy Hidden Light Pagoda] in front of them.

A large amount of golden light emerged from the [Liuli Yinji Ciguang Pagoda], and this giant pagoda, which was nearly ten feet tall, began to slowly rotate.

In just a short while, the entire pagoda, spinning at high speed, gradually sank into the ground and eventually disappeared.

Seeing this, the Great Bright World-Honored One also began to form hand seals, taking out a golden ball of light from between his eyebrows and pointing it at the location of the [Lapis Lazuli Hidden Light Pagoda].

The golden light disappeared into the ground and instantly transformed into a lush, verdant sapling.

The sapling has three leaves, each of which is green with golden veins, making it look quite mystical.

"With the Shen family's good fortune and luck, they should be able to make the Bodhi tree sprout seven leaves."

"Such merit may help me break through to the Buddha realm."

After muttering to himself, the Great Bright World-Honored One took a step and disappeared from the spot.

……

The Shen family of Yunshui City.

On the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Yuan stood by the window with a solemn expression.

Having cultivated the Great Evolution Path, his ability to perceive the universe far surpasses that of ordinary immortal cultivators.

For the past two days, a faint sense of unease has been lingering in my mind, and I can't shake it off.

To this end, he spent a great deal of spiritual energy to deduce the younger generation of the family who were living outside, but he found nothing wrong.

"Shouldn't cultivators have some way to conceal the secrets of heaven?"

"The unease that has arisen in my heart is by no means unfounded."

Left with no other choice, Shen Yuan's consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, and he stood in front of the white jade tortoise shell, muttering to himself.

The white jade tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness shimmered with spiritual energy, seemingly unsure how to respond.

"Can you still take me to that kind of law-based space back then?"

Shen Yuan thought for a moment, then spoke again.

He firmly believed that there must be a reason for this unease.

The reason I couldn't deduce it myself must be because someone behind the scenes was using secret methods to conceal the secrets of heaven.

For now, he can only ask the white jade tortoise shell for help to go to that space of laws and see the causal threads.

The spiritual energy on the surface of the white jade tortoise shell paused slightly, as if it understood that if it didn't do something, Shen Yuan would definitely not let it go. So it suddenly emitted a milky white halo.

The next moment, Shen Yuan's figure appeared in a magnificent space.

The surrounding area was crisscrossed with countless threads of cause and effect, all of which were connected to him and the Shen family.

Examining these threads of cause and effect, Shen Yuan focused his attention and examined them carefully.

A moment later, his expression suddenly turned ugly.

The secrets of heaven were obscured, and no problems were found even through the cause-and-effect relationship.

This made him wonder if he was overthinking things.

But this doubt only flashed through his mind for a moment before he immediately dismissed it.

Having immersed himself in the Dao of Great Evolution for over a hundred years, he had absolute confidence in his intuition!
That feeling of unease didn't just disappear in a flash; it had lasted for two days.

This means something big is definitely about to happen.

Standing with his hands behind his back in this magnificent space, Shen Yuan pondered for a long time before his gaze suddenly fell upon a thick causal line that emerged from the hazy void in the distance and connected to the Shen family.

Shen Yuan slowly walked up to it, hesitated for a moment, and then a resolute look flashed in his eyes. He reached out and touched the thick line of cause and effect.

"Old man, for the sake of our past relationship, could you help my Shen family this once?"

Waves of energy spread out along the thick line of cause and effect to the other end.

In the valley that resembled a fairyland, Xu Xiuzheng, dressed in a linen robe and with gray hair and beard, sat quietly fishing by the rushing river.

His eyes widened in surprise, and then his brows furrowed.

"What kind of extraordinary encounter did that little guy have?"

"How could they use the power of the law of cause and effect three times in a row?"

"Last time, I used a trick to shift the blame, and those bald monks almost discovered my existence."

"So this time you're using the power of cause and effect again, trying to get my help?"

Xu Xiu murmured softly, then smiled and shook his head: "Never mind, the overall situation is settled now, we just need time to wait."

"I want to see whether this one variable will bring me a pleasant surprise or a scare."

After a faint smile, he immediately made a hand seal and whispered something.

"Fellow Daoist Tianxing, the Shen family is in trouble. Please make this trip again."

……

Blackwater Pavilion.

Shen Yuan sighed, turned around and sat back down on the prayer mat.

At that moment, his mind was filled with that feeling that seemed to come from nowhere.

The sound of unhurried footsteps suddenly came from the stairs not far away.

Shen Xiubai, dressed in a moon-white long robe and with a slender figure, came down from the third floor. Seeing his solemn expression, he slowly walked up to him and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Great-Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

Since Shen Chongxu returned and gave his mother Liu Yiran a proper status, Shen Xiubai has undergone a significant change, appearing much more energetic.

Shen Yuan snapped out of his daze and smiled faintly, "Great-Grandpa is alright."

"sit down."

With a glance, Shen Yuan gestured for Shen Xiubai to sit opposite him. He looked at him and said slowly, "Not bad, your cultivation has reached the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"It seems the Dantian formation has really helped you a lot."

With a smile on his face, Shen Xiubai skillfully poured tea for himself and Shen Yuan.

"While the dantian array played a part, the main reason was that Xiu Bai's thoughts suddenly became clear."

"Grandpa, Xiu Bai has discovered that while talent and hard work are important in cultivation, one's state of mind is equally important."

Shen Yuan nodded.

"This is natural; it's about cultivating the Tao and the mind."

“If we cultivators do not have a sufficient mental state to control our own power, we will one day become puppets of power, which deviates from the original intention of cultivation.”

When this matter was mentioned, he suddenly thought of Zhao Tuan again.

Zhao Tuan possessed a truly calm and composed mindset, but unfortunately, his talent was too poor, as he was born without spiritual roots.

The last time Shen Chongming brought him to Blackwater Pavilion, he originally planned to ask Jiang Xiuqi for help in finding a way to help Zhao Tuan's cultivation level advance further.

However, the idea of ​​replacing the five elements of innate spiritual energy with a five-element formation is obviously not that simple.

Even Jiang Xiuqi, a master of array formations at the Golden Core realm, could not achieve this.

Several years have passed since then, and we don't know what became of Zhao Tuan.

Lifespan in the Qi Refining Realm is limited. Zhao Tuan is already over a hundred years old. If a solution cannot be found soon, it will be too late once his Qi and blood are exhausted and his body gradually ages.

"Great-grandfather, Xiu Bai wants to go to Flame Lake City."

After taking a sip of tea from the teacup in front of him, Shen Xiubai suddenly spoke.

"Ok?"

Shen Yuan asked with some curiosity, "What are you going to Flame Lake City for?"

"Your own spiritual root is water-attribute, and the fire energy in Flame Lake City is so strong that you might not be able to withstand it when you get there."

After a moment's thought, Shen Xiubai took out a red pearl the size of a quail egg from his pocket.

"Great-grandfather, please take a look."

Shen Yuan curiously took the pearl, examined it carefully, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"You actually carved a complete array on this tiny pearl?"

Shen Xiubai smiled and nodded: "To be honest, Grandfather, the reason I'm going to Flame Lake City is to ask Brother Xiuyun or Uncle Chongyi for help in finding a way to refine this bead into a magic weapon without damaging the array patterns on its surface."

"If this succeeds, Xiu Bai may be able to solve the problem of setting up an internal five elements circulation array within a cultivator's body."

This pearl was brought back from the sea by Shen Wen'an.

Pearls originate from the bodies of sea monsters and are naturally compatible with flesh and blood. They can also be engraved with array patterns like spirit jade, and can be directly refined into magical artifacts without being mixed with other foreign materials.

Such characteristics make it the perfect material for setting up an inner five-element formation.

Shen Xiubai had been studying the Siren Pearl for some time. After wasting more than ten pearls, he finally managed to carve a complete array on the surface of the small pearl.

The only remaining problem is how to refine it into a magical artifact.

The [Li Palace Bing Fire Refining Technique] currently mastered by the Shen family is an ancient weapon refining method. The ancient weapon refining method involves engraving weapon patterns inside the weapon blank, which, in theory, should not affect the operation of the array patterns on the surface of the pearl.

Deep down, Shen Xiubai could sense that this might be an opportunity.

This is the opportunity for him to create an internal five-element cyclical cultivation system.

"Flame Lake City is far too dangerous for you."

Shen Yuan held the pearl in his hand, pondering for a long time before speaking.

Shen Xiubai has a water-attribute spiritual root, and is naturally restrained by the earth fire energy.

If his cultivation had reached the mid-to-late stage of the embryonic breathing stage, it wouldn't matter, but now he is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Once he enters Flame Lake City, the dense earth fire energy is very likely to impact the water attribute spiritual power in his body, resulting in damage to his meridians.

"If you just want your Uncle Chongyi to help you, go back to your uncle and have someone send a letter to Flame Lake City."

"It just so happens that your Uncle Chongyi hasn't been back for a while, so consider this a trip back to see the children."

Shen Xiubai is now the precious son of the Shen family.

Coupled with the unease he had felt over the past two days, Shen Yuan was even more reluctant to let him put himself in danger.

If anything goes wrong, we'll suffer a huge loss.

Feeling Shen Yuan's concern, Shen Xiubai felt a warmth in his heart and bowed slightly, saying, "Alright then, Xiubai will go find Uncle now."

After saying this, he got up and went downstairs.

……

Above Yunshui City, a gentle breeze blew by, and a figure suddenly appeared outside the Renshui Spirit Concealment Formation.

The newcomer was none other than Luo Tianxing, the old man in a bamboo hat who had reached the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.

Upon receiving Xu Xiu's telepathic message, Luo Tianxing immediately rushed over from the Danzhou barrier.

Standing in the void outside the Renshui Concealing Spirit Formation, Luo Tianxing's gaze swept over the city below. Seeing only peace and tranquility, and nothing seemed amiss, he murmured, "Is the old man mistaken?"

"Ugh!"

"Since we're already here, let's ask."

He shook his head and immediately withdrew the spell that concealed him, revealing his aura.

In that instant, the guardian cultivators of Yunshui City immediately sensed his presence.

Upon recognizing Luo Tianxing as the visitor, the guardian cultivators dared not delay. One went to pay his respects, while the other hurried to the residence to find the family head, Shen Chongming.

At this moment, Shen Chongming was talking to Shen Xiubai in the old courtyard.

The guardian cultivators hurriedly arrived at the scene.

"Reporting to the patriarch, that Nascent Soul True Monarch powerhouse has arrived again!"

The Nascent Soul True Lord?

Shen Chongming's expression hardened, and he immediately looked at Shen Xiubai and said, "You wait here first, your uncle will go and take a look."

Yu Feng arrived outside the Ren Shui Yin Ling Formation and, sure enough, saw the old man in the bamboo hat, Luo Tianxing, standing on the clouds not far away, smiling at him.

Shen Chongming dared not be negligent and quickly came forward, cupping his hands in greeting, "Greetings, senior."

Luo Tianxing nodded with a smile, then cut to the chase and asked, "Has the Shen family encountered any trouble recently?"

trouble?

Shen Chongming was suspicious, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't figure out what trouble the Shen family was in now.

However, he did not answer directly, but instead cupped his hands and said, "Senior has come from afar. Please, senior, do me the honor of coming to my Shen family for a cup of tea."

Luo Tianxing pondered for a moment, then nodded.

The two descended from the sky and sat down in a side room of the manor. Not long after, a figure appeared at the door of the side room.

The person who arrived was Shen Yuan.

Luo Tianxing made no attempt to conceal anything, and his aura as a Nascent Soul True Monarch was easily sensed by Shen Yuan in the Blackwater Pavilion.

Sensing Luo Tianxing's arrival, he understood that Xu Xiu must have received the message he transmitted through the causal thread.

"grandfather?"

Shen Chongming was visibly surprised to see Shen Yuan.

After nodding with a smile, Shen Yuan approached Luo Tianxing and bowed slightly, saying, "Shen Yuan greets Senior."

Luo Tianxing looked him over curiously, then raised his hand in return.

After helping him to sit down, Shen Chongming said in a low voice, "Senior, you've come to inquire whether my Shen family has encountered any difficulties..."

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "You may go out first. I will have a chat with this senior."

Hearing this, Shen Chongming's suspicions deepened, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply cupped his hands in greeting and left the room.

After only the two of them remained in the room, Shen Yuan cupped his hands and revealed his perception.

After patiently listening to him finish speaking, Luo Tianxing frowned deeply.

"Although you only have the cultivation level of the late stage of fetal breathing, since you cultivate the Great Evolution Path, your perception should be correct."

"However, since there is no general direction for this matter, I am unable to offer any assistance."

Shen Yuan nodded.

He also understood that Luo Tianxing in front of him was only a Nascent Soul True Monarch cultivator, not a god or immortal, and did not possess any extraordinary abilities.

His intention in manipulating the causal link between the Shen family and Xu Xiu was to see if the unease he sensed was related to them, the players in this game.

Now, with Luo Tianxing's arrival, Shen Yuan understands that the crisis he feels is not brought about by the players.

Thinking of this, he felt a sense of relief, but also a sudden heaviness in his heart.

"I was indeed presumptuous in this matter, but..."

"Senior, do you know which forces are adept at concealing heavenly secrets and interfering with cause and effect?"

He had previously deduced the secrets of heaven and used the white jade tortoise shell to investigate through cause and effect, but ultimately he gained nothing.

It's obvious that the mastermind behind this knows the Shen family very well and is aware of their methods.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianxing frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking with a strange expression: "You want to analyze it from this perspective?"

Before Shen Yuan could answer, he shook his head and said, "This road is impassable."

“Cultivators at the Golden Core stage already have the ability to glimpse fate. If they want to conceal the secrets of heaven, they can still do so by simply manipulating the power of cause and effect.”

“And for those above the Golden Core stage, such as the Purple Mansion stage, or even those of us in the Nascent Soul stage, it is even easier to achieve this.” Changing the subject, Luo Tianxing added, “I can sense that your attainments in the Great Evolution Path are extremely high, but some fellow Golden Core cultivators can easily deceive you.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Well, since I've come all this way and haven't been of any help, I'll leave you, Shen family, a backup plan."

As he spoke, Luo Tianxing's hand flashed with light, and he took out a jade talisman, then channeled a stream of spiritual energy into it.

"My spiritual power can easily kill Golden Core cultivators, and even Purple Mansion cultivators can be severely injured if they are not careful."

"If the Shen family is truly in danger, this will certainly come in handy."

"Since there is nothing else, I shall take my leave."

After handing the jade talisman, which glowed with a pale golden light, to Shen Yuan, Luo Tianxing disappeared from the room.

"Congratulations, senior."

Shen Yuan held the jade talisman in his hand, sighed inwardly, and walked out of the side room.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming and Shen Xiubai, who were in the courtyard, came forward together to greet them.

"Grandpa, what exactly happened?"

Luo Tianxing, who was at the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm, came to the Shen family twice before, both times on behalf of others to deliver things.

This time, the first thing they asked him was whether the Shen family was in trouble, which left him somewhat puzzled.

Grandpa Shen Yuan seemed to have something on his mind, and he talked to the other person alone in the side room for a long time.

"fine."

Since he couldn't get what he was looking for, he didn't intend to voice his unease and cause Shen Chongming and the others unnecessary trouble.

For now, all we can do is passively wait for trouble to come knocking on our door.

"Give the order that everything must be handled with extreme caution in the coming days."

"Focus on defense."

After giving a deep instruction, Shen Yuan walked towards the Blackwater Pavilion with his hands behind his back.

Shen Chongming looked at his retreating figure with a solemn expression.

Grandpa Shen Yuan rarely does this.

"Uncle, Great-Grandfather..."

Shen Xiubai also realized that something was wrong.

In his eyes, Shen Yuan was a shrewd and composed old man, and he had never seen him show such an expression before.

"It's alright, just focus on your cultivation."

"Uncle will send someone to Flame Lake City to inform you that Uncle Chongyi has returned."

Shen Chongming suppressed his own thoughts and offered words of comfort.

……

Southern Xinjiang, Canaan Temple.

Shen Chongxu sat cross-legged in a somewhat surreal room.

The room was decorated very simply, with a table, a chair, and a cushion.

On the left side of the three-foot-high low table is a bronze incense burner, and on the right side is an ancient lamp.

Although the Glazed Hidden Light Pagoda had sunk underground, Shen Chongxu inside the pagoda felt nothing.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged on the futon, and could only feel a continuous chanting around him, like a seductive melody.

Along with this seductive music, there was also an extremely faint, strange power that seeped into his body little by little through his breath and every pore.

At the beginning, Shen Chongxu was still fighting hard.

However, after expending a lot of spiritual energy without achieving much effect, he decisively gave up.

His current idea is to preserve every bit of his strength and never waste it easily.

For now, we should obediently follow orders and lull these bald monks into a false sense of security. When the opportunity arises in the future, we must ensure that we have enough strength to fight our way out!

"Damn bald monk, do you really think you can purify all the demonic energy from my body?"

Feeling his own power slowly weakening, Shen Chongxu was cursing inwardly when he suddenly heard a faint noise.

Outside, a Buddhist monk from Canaan Temple, carrying a wooden tray with a jade bottle on it, slowly stepped into the vortex of light and shadow before him.

The next moment, his figure appeared inside the Glazed Hidden Light Pagoda.

From his perspective, it was clear that Shen Chongxu was behaving very strangely at this moment.

In the dimly lit room, a dim lamp cast a faint glow.

Shen Chongxu sat cross-legged to the side, his eyes closed.

Above his head, several tree roots emitting an eerie red glow were deeply embedded in his flesh, slowly drawing something from him.

But Shen Chongxu was clearly unaware of all this.

From his perspective, the room was bathed in sunlight, and a monk dressed in brown robes pushed open the door and slowly walked in.

"Fellow."

"By order of the World-Honored One, this humble monk has specially brought you the resources for your spiritual practice."

The monk politely took the jade bottle off the tray, placed it on the table in front of him, and then left.

After he left, Shen Chongxu looked at the jade bottle, pondered for a moment, then picked it up and poured out a fragrant purple pill.

After examining it for a moment, he forcefully crushed the pill, using his spiritual power to manipulate a tiny grain of powder, which he then refined and inhaled.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the pills, he tried them several more times.

So far, although no problems have been found with the elixir, he doesn't believe that Canaan Temple would be so kind.

He simply put the jade bottle into his storage bag and returned to sit down on the futon.

From a real perspective, no matter how Shen Chongxu moved, those eerie tree roots remained deeply embedded in his flesh and blood, preventing him from noticing anything amiss.

……

Yangquan Mountain, White Propaganda.

Suddenly, a red light floated out from the nearby Netherworld Furnace in the empty bedroom, and then transformed into the figure of Wu Shi Qianrou.

"Owner!"

"It's the master!"

Just as Wu Qianrou was overjoyed, her expression suddenly changed again!
"How did it disappear!?"

"Master! Where have you gone!?"

As the spirit of the Netherworld Furnace, it was awakened by Shen Chongxu with his own blood essence and nurtured into a blood puppet clone with his soul seed.

There is an unbreakable connection between Wu Qianrou and Shen Chongxu.

This connection was something that Wu Qianrou could still sense when Shen Chongxu went to Yangnao.

However, some time ago, Wu Qianrou suddenly discovered that her connection with Shen Chongxu had been severed!

At first, she thought that the Shen family had some kind of formation, and that the distance was indeed far, which had cut off their communication.

But as time went by, Wu Qianrou's heart gradually became more and more anxious.

The connection was briefly restored, then quickly disappeared again. Wu Qianrou vaguely realized that Shen Chongxu might really be in trouble.

"No, we can't wait any longer!"

After muttering anxiously, Wu Shi Qianrou's eyes flashed with determination. She immediately waved her hand, rolled up her true form, the Netherworld Furnace, and disappeared from the bedroom.

The virtual corridor formation.

Large numbers of cultivators clad in black armor gathered in square formations and were orderly passing through the gaps in the great formation, heading towards Yangnao Land.

On the other side of the great formation, Wu Shi Ao looked at the overwhelming number of cultivators in front of him with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, conceal your aura and go to Yingchuan County City to await orders."

Before them, countless cultivators and soldiers received orders, activated their battle formations, concealed their auras and figures, and flew towards Yingchuan County City.

After the soldiers had all left, Wu Shi Ao bowed slightly towards the void in front of him.

"Brother Royal."

The void in front of him distorted for a moment, and then a figure appeared wearing a black robe with gold patterns and a twelve-tassel imperial crown.

This figure was none other than Wu Shi Kui, the ruler of the Fu Shan Kingdom.

"Let's go, I want to see if those guys can really hold back this time."

Wu Shi Ao respectfully cupped his hands, and was about to leave with Wu Shi Kui when a streak of blood-red light suddenly appeared from the gap in the Void Harmony Corridor array behind him and flew away into the distance!
"Ok?"

"That is……"

Upon noticing the blood-red light, Wu Shi Kui's expression froze for a moment, then his face lit up with joy!

He immediately reached out and grabbed at the blood-red streak of light that had already flown far away!
In the void, Wu Qianrou, who had just passed through the Void Harmony Corridor Formation and was rushing to the Shen family, never expected to encounter people from the Fushan Kingdom at this formation.

Even more unexpectedly, they encountered the brothers Wu Shi Kui and Wu Shi Ao, the rulers of the Fushan Kingdom.

As she was flying at high speed, she suddenly noticed a large, earthen-yellow spiritual hand appearing above her head and grabbing at her. She was instantly terrified!
"Qianrou, is it really you?"

After the large, earth-yellow hand grabbed Wu Shi Qianrou, Wu Shi Kui and Wu Shi Ao were able to see her face clearly.

Wu Shi Qianrou was a princess of Fushan Kingdom and the great-granddaughter of King Wu Shi Kui. Because of her talent, she was deeply favored by King Wu Shi Kui.

After she was captured by Shen Chongxu and his men, Wu Shi Kui searched for her for a long time, but they never found her.

I never expected to run into you in this smoggy place today.

Upon hearing this voice, Wu Qianrou's heart sank even further.

As a spirit that possessed Wu Qianrou's body and inherited all of Wu Qianrou's memories, she naturally knew who the owner of this voice was.

That was a powerful expert at the Golden Core Realm. With just a careful inspection, he could easily discover that the imposter was a body-snatcher!

As Wu Shi Qianrou was desperately searching through her memories, trying to figure out how to deceive Wu Shi Kui, Wu Shi Kui's voice suddenly turned cold from behind her.

"You're not Qian Rou!?"

"Very well! How dare you possess my descendant! You truly have no fear of death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the large hand of spiritual energy that had been gently gripping his back suddenly tightened its grip!

hum!
The moment she sensed that her physical body was about to be crushed, Wu Qianrou immediately disregarded her exposure, transformed into a streak of bloody light, and plunged into the Netherworld Furnace, fleeing in panic towards Yunshui City!

Wu Shi Kui never expected that the one who possessed his great-granddaughter's body was actually a magical artifact, and one with such abilities.

In the brief moment of distraction, the Dark Furnace seized the opportunity and escaped.

"very good……"

"She killed my exceptionally talented descendant and even gave me a decent ancient artifact. Qianrou's death was worthwhile."

Before he could finish speaking, he disregarded his aura and a greedy glint flashed in his eyes. He immediately darted toward the Dark Furnace of Evil Karma.

at the same time.

Inside the Blackwater Pavilion in Yunshui City.

Shen Wen'an had just returned from outside and was reporting on the matter of spiritual essence to his father, Shen Yuan, when he suddenly sensed an aura unique to Golden Core cultivators appearing at the location of the Void Harmony Corridor Formation.

In addition to the aura of the Golden Core cultivator, there was also a somewhat familiar aura of bloodlust rapidly approaching Yunshui City.

"Father, I'm going out for a bit."

Before he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a soaring sword beam, flying towards the direction of the Void Harmony Corridor Formation.

Above the vast mountains, the crimson light formed by the Mingxu Furnace was like a headless fly, recklessly burning the blood energy accumulated within the furnace in an attempt to shake off the Wu Clan puppet chasing after it.

However, a Golden Core cultivator is still a Golden Core cultivator. The Wu Clan Puppet is extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it has already caught up with them.

"It really is a wonderful treasure!"

"It seems to be an ancient magical artifact!"

Upon seeing the true form of the Netherworld Furnace up close and sensing the bloodthirsty demonic energy within, Wu Shi Kui was overjoyed.

"Stop running away. Meeting me is your luck."

"Only in my hands can you play your greatest role."

As Wu Shi Kui spoke, he flicked his fingers repeatedly, sending out several chains of light that blocked the escape route of Ming Xu Hui Ye Lu.

After these chains of light flew out, they quickly crisscrossed in the void ahead, forming a sturdy net!

Bang!
Caught off guard, the Underworld Furnace crashed violently into the large net formed by the flowing iron chains.

The collision between the two caused the Netherworld Furnace to fly back hundreds of feet, where it was caught by the arriving Wu Clan Puppet!

Just as Wu Shi Kui was about to examine the Netherworld Furnace in his hand, a sword beam suddenly shot from a distance, heading straight for his face!
Wu Shi Kui frowned slightly and opened his mouth to spit out a golden seal!
The golden seal swelled in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a square foot in front of him.

boom!
The cyan sword light struck the golden seal, unleashing a terrifying explosion.

As the sword light dissipated, Shen Wen'an's figure appeared in the void not far away, holding the Dragon-Slaying Sword, quietly gazing at the Wu Clan Puppet.

With one hand gripping the violently struggling Netherworld Furnace and the other holding the golden seal restored to its original size, Wu Shi Kui calmly met Shen Wen'an's gaze and said, "Fellow Sword Immortal of the Shen family, I have not set foot on your Shen family's territory this time, have I?"

He is currently in a hurry to refine the Netherworld Furnace and does not want to fight Shen Wen'an.

Shen Wen'an had never seen the Netherworld Furnace before and did not know that it was actually Shen Chongxu's magic weapon.

At this moment, he was simply curious as to why the ruler of Fushan Kingdom would suddenly come to Yangnao Land.

Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, Wu Qianrou, who was being held tightly in Wu Shi Kui's hand, suddenly shouted loudly from inside the Mingxu Huiye Furnace.

"Senior, please save me!"

"My master is Shen Chongxu of the Shen family!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shi Kui's expression changed drastically!
When Shen Wen'an heard this, his eyes narrowed instantly.

No wonder he felt a familiar aura emanating from the strange furnace in Wu Shi Kui's hand.

Upon hearing Wu Qianrou's words, Shen Wen'an immediately realized what was going on.

This furnace really does have some similarities to the aura emanating from Shen Chongxu.

"Fellow Daoist, this is a magic treasure of my Shen family junior. Please allow me to take it back."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shikui's face revealed a cold smile.

Holding the Netherworld Furnace in his hand, he could already sense the extraordinary nature of this demonic artifact. Now that he had it, how could he easily hand it over?
Besides, even if this thing really belongs to the Shen family, that junior member of the Shen family named Shen Chongxu must have killed his favorite great-granddaughter. In any case, he has no intention of returning the thing.

However, Wu Shi Kui remained silent and showed no intention of handing over the Mingxu Huiye Furnace.

Shen Wen'an slowly raised the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand, and ripples of blue light slowly emanated from his back.

The sword intent of 【Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Contains Azure Lotus】instantly enveloped the void within a hundred miles, and azure sword lotuses appeared in the void, surrounding the body of Wu Shi Kui.

Wu Shi Kui was not to be outdone. His spiritual power surged, and his terrifying aura instantly tore through the sword intent of [Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Containing Azure Lotus], revealing a phantom of mountains and rivers behind him.

The two forces clashed fiercely in the void, and for a time it was difficult to determine a winner.

Upon seeing this, a glint of sword light flashed in Shen Wen'an's eyes.

Immediately, the sword intent of [Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Containing Azure Lotus], which was clashing with the illusory mountains and rivers summoned by Wu Shi Kui in the void, suddenly underwent a slight change.

The once calm lake surface, which nurtured the sword lotus, suddenly rippled!
As these ripples spread, they gradually grew stronger, eventually forming waves that were higher and higher!

When these tides pushed each other to reach the illusory image of mountains and rivers, it was already a hundred feet tall!

Bang!
A wave of water crashed down, and the illusory landscape that was originally comparable to the sword intent of [Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Containing Azure Lotus] was instantly shaken into a daze!
Immediately afterwards, an even stronger tide surged in, crashing heavily onto the illusory landscape!
The expression on Wu Shi Kui's face changed slightly, and he suppressed the surging blood and qi within his body, exclaiming in horror:
"Two different artistic conceptions!?"

"you……"

boom!
Before he could finish speaking, two more massive tidal waves crashed down, and at the same time, the sword lotuses in the void bloomed one after another!
In an instant, terrifying sword intents and sword beams continuously clashed in the surrounding void, directly causing Wu Shi Kui's Mountain and River Intent to flicker repeatedly!
Ultimately, he was completely suppressed by the terrifying power of Shen Wen'an's two overlapping intents, and could only barely maintain a distance of a few feet around him.

Wu Shi Kui's face was ashen as he forcefully activated the spiritual power within his body and summoned the golden seal in his hand.

The golden seal, imbued with the power of both the [Tidal Realm] and [Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Containing Green Lotus], slowly floated to the top of Wu Shi Kui's head, and then shone with golden light!
Within the golden light emanating from the golden seal, one could vaguely see cities emerging.

These cities gradually merged into the illusory landscape surrounding Wu Shi Kui, not only resisting the power of Shen Wen'an's two realms of intent, but also slowly reclaiming some areas.

"This seal is the national seal of my Fushan Kingdom. By presenting this seal, it means that behind me stand the countless common people and cultivators of the entire Fushan Kingdom."

"No matter how strong you are, you are still just a Golden Core cultivator. What can you do to me?"

Seeing that the situation had once again become evenly matched, Wu Shi Kui seemed to think he was in control again and actually started to mock.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an smiled.

"is it?"

“You have already used your magical artifact, while I, Shen, have only used my artistic conception.”

"Since we're going to compete in magical artifacts, I, Shen, will show you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he put his index and middle fingers together and slowly touched his brow.

The next moment, a milky white halo suddenly bloomed between his brows!
As the sword finger moved, a three-inch sword, as if carved from white jade, slowly emerged from between his eyebrows.

After the three-inch white jade sword fully appeared, it circled half a circle around Shen Wen'an's body and then suddenly shot towards the Wu Clan Puppet!

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi Kui immediately formed hand seals, one hand manipulating several flowing light chains to crash into the white jade sword, while the other hand pointed to the golden seal above his head, drawing out a golden light that seemed to be real, and sweeping it towards the white jade sword.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wen'an smiled slightly.

This white jade sword is his sword bone magic sword; how could an ordinary magic weapon withstand it?
As expected, the expected explosion did not occur when the flowing light chains summoned by Wu Shi Kui collided with the Sword Bone Magic Sword.

The Sword Bone Magic Sword flashed and pierced through the chain magic artifact, flying straight towards the head of the Wu Clan Puppet!
At this moment, Wu Shi Kui finally panicked!

Swish!
Swish!
He immediately activated his spiritual power, drawing out several beams of golden light from the golden seal above his head in an attempt to block the Sword Bone Technique Sword.

The golden light did have some effect, but it was negligible and did not stop the attack of the Sword Bone Technique Sword!
boom!
After the Sword Bone Magic Sword broke through the golden light defenses one after another, it was about to pierce the head of the Wu Clan Puppet when the golden seal on its head suddenly flashed and blocked the Sword Bone Magic Sword.

Clearly, the national seal, representing the power of the entire Fushan Kingdom, still had some effect, blocking the fatal blow of the Sword Bone Magic Sword.

However, similarly, without the blessing of the Imperial Seal, Wu Shi Kui's landscape conception was simply no match for the power of Shen Wen'an's two conceptions.

His body was directly slapped away by a tidal wave of intent, and his robes were made to shimmer by the Azure Lotus Sword Intent.

"This child broke through to the Golden Core stage only a little over ten years ago, how could his strength be so terrifying?"

As Wu Shi Kui flew backward, he pondered to himself, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Clearly, he was considering whether or not to give up the Underworld Furnace.

(End of this chapter)