Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 272 Innate Five-Colored Soil

The many demon cultivators of Tian Tan Mountain gripped their magical artifacts tightly, their eyes filled with horror as they watched Shen Chongming slowly approaching from afar.

Just as Hua Qing said, they had absolutely no chance of escaping under the noses of a Golden Core cultivator.

Shen Chongming approached the group of demons and glanced at the hundreds of demon cultivators in front of him.

It was discovered that most of these demon cultivators were at the Fetal Breathing Realm, and even those few who had not reached the Fetal Breathing Realm were all at or above the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"If we can recruit them, they would indeed be a formidable fighting force."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Chongming looked at Hua Qing, who was at the head of the group, and said with a faint smile, "Fellow Daoist Hua Qing, we meet again."

Hua Qing was taken aback, then his expression became complicated. He quickly and respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Hua Qing dares not address you as 'fellow Daoist' as a senior."

After saying this, she quickly turned to the demons behind her and shouted, "Why aren't you paying your respects to the senior?!"

The demon cultivators then realized what was happening, hurriedly put away their magical artifacts, and respectfully knelt on the ground.

"We pay our respects to the seniors."

A demon cultivator who can reach the realm of embryonic breathing must have lived for at least one or two hundred years.

These demon cultivators weren't stupid. They saw that Shen Chongming didn't immediately start shouting for battle, but instead tried to get close to Hua Qing.

This means that the other side doesn't want to kill them all directly.

Seeing the demons trembling and kneeling on the ground, Shen Chongming smiled slightly and looked at Hua Qing curiously, asking, "I've heard that you betrayed Tian Tan Mountain back then, and there's this rumor about 'flowers before the Buddha.' What's the story behind that?"

Hua Qing's hunched body trembled slightly. She secretly raised her eyebrows to glance at Shen Chongming, and after a struggle flashed across her face, she told him the inside story.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming scoffed, "It seems everything is pretty much as my Shen family predicted."

"So, your Jade Sun Flower clone is still at Canaan Temple?"

Hua Qing shook his head with a bitter expression: "In order to make this play more realistic, Ancestor Feng had already secretly ordered the little demon to poison that clone and make it look like he was killed by the Tian Tan Mountain's sleight of hand."

She used the Yimu Reflecting Moon Pine to cultivate the Xuan Yin clone, which is a body with two souls, and both clones are actually her original body.

With further cultivation and the harmony of Yin and Yang, one can advance to the next level.

This should have been a tremendous opportunity.

But now that Xuan Yang's clone has been destroyed, Hua Qing doesn't know how she will achieve the Golden Core Dao, nor does she know if she will ever have another chance to advance further in her life.

Shen Chongming frowned upon hearing this.

He hadn't expected Feng Changyou to be so ruthless and unscrupulous.

After some thought, Shen Chongming said in a deep voice, "You should be able to see the current situation clearly."

"Considering our past friendship, I, Shen, will give you a chance."

"If you hand over a wisp of your true spirit and pledge allegiance to the Shen family, I, Shen, will spare your lives today."

"Furthermore, I, Shen, can guarantee that after pledging allegiance to my Shen family, you will receive the same treatment as other members of my Shen family."

"If not..."

He didn't continue speaking.

But all the demons understood.

There are only two paths before us: either surrender a wisp of our true spirit in allegiance, or die on the spot and our souls perish.

Hua Qing slowly turned around, meeting the gazes of hundreds of demon cultivators, and hesitated.

She was originally a wildflower growing in a secluded valley in the deep mountains. She was fortunate enough to be touched by a drop of essence blood that fell when the phoenix was reborn, which caused her to transform and grow step by step to her current level.

In her mind, she always regarded herself as a descendant of Fengqi and believed that Fengqi had enlightened her.

In addition, the little demons under the Golden Core of Tian Tan Mountain have a very harmonious relationship with each other, and they all call each other brothers and sisters.

Choosing to pledge allegiance to the Shen family now would be a true betrayal.

"Sister Qing..."

Just as Hua Qing was hesitating, a little demon with a leopard's head and a human body, who looked to be only a teenager, suddenly spoke up: "Tian Tan Mountain is not what it used to be."

"Grandpa Rat...wasn't he forced to his death by the Ancestor?"

Mentioning Old Man Jin, the demons all looked sorrowful, and there were even faint sobs heard in the arena.

Hua Qing was stunned, and the image of Old Man Jin's voice and smile appeared before her eyes.

The words Old Man Jin spoke before he died echoed in my ears.

【Girl, this matter can be handled by Rat Master alone.】

Hua Qing's eyes were filled with tears. She then turned to the burly man beside her, whose breathing had reached its peak, and said softly, "A Niu, what are you thinking?"

The burly man lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking in a deep voice: "We demon cultivators have not had an easy time of cultivation. Our young men have been in a daze for over a hundred years before they have finally developed intelligence. Ah Niu feels that they should not die."

Upon hearing this, Hua Qing turned around again to look at the kneeling demons.

Seeing the longing for life welling up in their eyes, Hua Qing sighed.

"Senior, we are willing to pledge our loyalty to the Shen family."

"I have only one request. If you do not grant it, I would rather take them with me to my death."

Shen Chongming lowered his head: "Tell me about it."

Hua Qing cupped his hands and said, "I hope that after we pledge our loyalty to the Shen family, these brothers and sisters will still stay by my side."

Shen Chongming frowned upon hearing this.

Hua Qing quickly explained, "Senior, rest assured, if the Shen family needs us, we, along with our many brothers and sisters, will go through fire and water without complaint!"

"It's just that we've lived together for hundreds of years, and we've gotten used to it."

"I don't want them to be separated again."

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming nodded: "Alright."

"I will allocate an area for you in Hidden Dragon Mountain, where you can settle down and cultivate diligently."

Hua Qing looked grateful and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, senior!"

Upon receiving Shen Chongming's assurance, the demons all showed joy on their faces.

Under Hua Qing's organization, these demon cultivators offered up a wisp of their true spirit and swore an oath, thus becoming completely loyal to the Shen family.

"The Tianyuan Mountain area is too dangerous. You should take them back to Yunshui City first."

"This is my identity badge. After arriving at the Shen family, you can stay in Yunshui City for the time being. Once things are settled here, I will personally take you to find a place to stay."

Shen Chongming took out his seal from his storage bag and handed it to Hua Qing.

Hua Qing nodded and then bowed respectfully.

"Rest assured, Master, I will bring them safely to Yunshui City."

All the demons bowed in respect and then followed Hua Qing toward Yunshui City.

Shen Chongming returned to Shen Wen'an and Xu Zhan with a smile and said, "These hundreds of demon cultivators are quite strong. This time, they have significantly boosted the strength of my Shen family."

Shen Wen'an and the other person nodded, and the three of them continued on their way to the place where the spirit was located.

The great battle in the void above continues.

On the ravaged land, cultivators below the Golden Core stage were also engaged in endless battles.

Because of the spirit atop that stone pillar, this area has become a meat grinder!

The earth was riddled with holes by the spells of various cultivators, and thick blood slowly filled the deep trenches carved out by the sword and blade energy!
The pungent smell of blood lingered in the air.

Shen Wen'an and the other two simply watched quietly from a distance, without any intention of making a move.

For the Shen family, this was nothing more than a dog-eat-dog fight, and had nothing to do with them.

On the contrary, the three hoped that the warring parties would use this opportunity to exhaust their strength, so that the Yangnao Land could be quieter in the future.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Just as the spirit atop the stone pillar was about to absorb all the surrounding rosy light and complete its transformation, Shen Wen'an, with his sword clasped around his chest, said in a deep voice, "It's almost done. Send a message to your aunt and tell them to come over."

The Green Vine Sword Pavilion needs spirituality.

Now that this spiritual essence is about to materialize, it's time for Huang Lingshan to bring the people from the Qingluo Sword Pavilion over.

Shen Chongming nodded, took out a sound transmission stone from his storage bag, and told Huang Lingshan about the situation.

Upon receiving the news, the six Golden Core Sword Immortals from Qingluo Sword Pavilion immediately flew over on their swords.

Meanwhile, Zhai Yuqing, who was at the Purple Mansion Realm, was still guarding a mountain peak not far from the Void Harmony Corridor Formation, preventing Feng Qi of Tian Tan Mountain from attacking Yangnao Land.

Tianyuan Mountain.

On the chaotic battlefield, a cultivator from the Huangsheng Sect, whose cultivation had reached the half-step Golden Core realm, had his face covered in blood and his hair disheveled.

Looking up, it saw that the glow at the top of the stone pillar had already taken full shape, and immediately roared with all its might!
"Ancestor, your spiritual essence is about to be fully formed!"

Its voice drowned out the surrounding shouts of battle and soared straight into the sky!

Above them, in the void, all parties originally planned to join forces to eliminate Qu Yunhe and his two companions from the Huangsheng Sect first.

But once the battle began, each side harbored its own ulterior motives, and the once clearly distinct conflict between the two sides quickly escalated into a massive melee.

The fifteen or sixteen Golden Core cultivators, apart from their own allies, could not trust any outsiders.

Under these circumstances, the pressure on Qu Yunhe and the other two was greatly reduced.

"Ancestor, your spiritual essence is about to be fully formed!"

Intermittent roars came from below the dark clouds. Upon hearing the sound, Qu Yunhe and the other two quickly exchanged glances.

"Senior Brother Qu, hurry and go! We two will cover your retreat!"

While urgently transmitting his voice, the old man with the goatee disregarded his own safety and directly waved the Xuan Tie Treasure Fan in his hand, pulling the Wu Clan Puppet, who was fighting with Qu Yunhe, to his own battlefield. He planned to fight two against one, so that Qu Yunhe could quickly leave the battlefield and go down to retrieve the spirit.

Although the old woman with white hair and a youthful face was now weak, she still managed to hold on to her injured body and desperately block a monk from Canaan Temple who rushed up to her.

"The spirit has taken shape!"

"That old bastard Qu Yunhe has already charged down!"

"Stop hitting! Quickly, seize the soul!"

"Get away!!"

In the void, the Golden Core cultivators from all sides who were engaged in fierce fighting also noticed the actions of the three from Huangsheng Sect. They broke free from their opponents and transformed into streaks of light to chase after them downwards!
Golden Core cultivators possess remarkable vitality. Despite the all-day battle in the void, aside from a few unlucky individuals who suffered severe injuries, the rest of the cultivators merely experienced some exhaustion, and no Golden Core cultivators perished.

Now that the crimson glow of the rainbow was about to fully form, these Golden Core cultivators had no will to fight anymore and all rushed down!
"Third Uncle, it's our turn to make a move."

As streaks of light rapidly descended from the clouds in the void, Shen Chongming slowly raised the great bow in his hand.

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly, then his figure flashed and flew towards Qu Yunhe, who was the first to rush down!

"I'm coming too!"

Xu Zhan flicked his Ink Horn Poison Dragon Spear, crouched slightly, and then suddenly stomped forward, soaring into the void!

In the void, Qu Yunhe was rushing down rapidly, wanting to seize the crimson glow as soon as possible and then escape.

But before he could get close to the stone pillar, several sharp sword beams tore through the void and attacked!

Qu Yunhe quickly erected a protective spiritual energy shield, blocking several sword beams while also recognizing that the attacker was Shen Wen'an.

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, it is I, Qu!"

Shen Wen'an, sword in hand, strode through the air, his voice slightly cold: "I know it's you."

Qu Yunhe was slightly taken aback, then, still clinging to a sliver of hope, said, "Shen..."

"The fortune of the Shen family is not so easily obtained."

Before he could speak, Shen Wen'an continued.

At this moment, Qu Yunhe realized that his secret borrowing of half of the Shen family's fortune had been exposed.

Seeing the streaks of light rapidly approaching from behind, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, please forgive me. This is my fault."

"But I have also paid the corresponding price. I hope Fellow Daoist Shen will be lenient and allow me to remove that spirit."

"I promise that I will find a way to compensate the Shen family in the future!"

Having already been tricked by this old man once, how could Shen Wen'an possibly trust him again?

Seeing Qu Yunhe's pleading expression, ripples of blue light appeared around Shen Wen'an!

In an instant, the sword intent of [A Vast Lake Embracing Green Lotus] was unleashed!
The sword intent shrouded the entire void within a radius of ten thousand feet atop the stone pillar where the spirit resided.

Upon seeing this, the faces of the Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Frontier who were rushing down with Qu Yunhe all changed drastically!

"Shen Wen'an, what are you doing!?"

"Fellow Daoist, do you intend to challenge more than ten of us Golden Core cultivators all by yourself?!"

"Isn't the Shen family uninterested in spirituality?"

"Attack together! Kill him first!"

But Shen Wen'an's domineering sword intent blocked all the way, and many Golden Core cultivators who rushed down roared in anger!

They thought Shen Wen'an only intended to stop Qu Yunhe, but unexpectedly, he blocked them all in the void.

Shen Wen'an slowly raised the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand, his eyes showing no fear whatsoever.

Upon seeing this, the many Golden Core cultivators who were blocked by the Sword Intent Green Lake immediately revealed fierce glints in their eyes, and a strong killing intent surged from their bodies!
For the sake of their spirituality, these people were even willing to sacrifice their own disciples.

At this moment, their spiritual essence is within reach, and anyone who dares to stand in their way will become their mortal enemy.

The two sides were at war with each other.

Just as Shen Wen'an was about to be surrounded and attacked by the crowd, several sword lights suddenly shot out from a distance!

"Ha ha!"

"Wen'an, you've got guts!"

"This is how we sword cultivators should be!"

Before the sword light arrived, hearty laughter echoed in the void.

The next moment, six sword beams rushed directly into Shen Wen'an's sword intent lake, standing side by side with him.

The six sword immortals from Qingluo Sword Pavilion, excluding Zhai Yuqing, arrived.

The one who spoke just now was naturally Liu Qixuan.

At this moment, he looked at Shen Wen'an with admiration, then glanced indifferently at the dozen or so Golden Core cultivators from Southern Xinjiang in the distance.

When the numerous cultivators from the Southern Frontier saw Liu Qixuan and Huang Lingshan, all of them wore solemn expressions.

Golden Core Sword Immortal!

Six Golden Core Sword Immortals!

Many Golden Core cultivators in the Southern Frontier had no idea where these Golden Core sword immortals came from.

"Junior Brother Wen'an, leave this to us."

"Then I'll trouble you to collect the spirit."

Huang Lingshan slowly walked through the void to Shen Wen'an and spoke softly.

Shen Wen'an hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently.

Sword cultivators are inherently slightly stronger than other cultivators.

All six of them, including Huang Lingshan, were at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and Qiu Wufeng, who carried a heavy sword, might have even reached the half-step Purple Mansion realm.

The six of them held off more than ten Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Frontier without much trouble.

After bowing to Huang Lingshan and the others, Shen Wen'an immediately withdrew his sword intent and flew towards the stone pillar below.

Upon seeing this, Qu Yunhe and the others became extremely anxious.

They glanced at Huang Lingshan and Liu Qixuan, then at Shen Wen'an who was about to fall onto the stone pillar, and gritted their teeth as they rushed down!

"Oh!?"

"Does this mean we don't exist?"

Liu Qixuan let out a cold shout, and then suddenly slapped the wine gourd at his waist!
The next moment, a large amount of clear, cool liquor suddenly gushed out from the gourd's mouth!

The wine gourd at Liu Qixuan's waist wasn't very big, but it seemed to contain an entire huge lake!
An endless torrent of water surged forth, replacing the sword intent of [Ten Thousand Acres of Clear Lake Containing Azure Lotus] that Shen Wen'an had used earlier, directly blocking many Golden Core cultivators in the void!

"What a terrifying sword intent!"

"These drinks are actually formed from sword intent!"

"Just who are these sword cultivators?!"

Qu Yunhe and the others, who had been stopped, noticed that every drop of water in the surging river in the surrounding void was actually formed from tiny sword intent swords, and they were all shocked!

At the same time, Huang Lingshan also made her move.

Her pale yellow dress fluttered without wind, and behind her, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged wildly, gradually gathering into a lush green bamboo that swayed in the wind.

"Everyone, just watch quietly."

"If you wish to learn from us, we are happy to oblige."

Huang Lingshan's voice was soft, yet it was clearly heard by everyone present.

For a moment, all the Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Frontier in the void looked grim.

They fought to the death for this spiritual essence, sacrificing countless cultivators under their rule.

Even when their sect in the far south was besieged, they did not choose to go back to rescue it.

Now that the spirit has already taken shape, how can one be willing to be stopped outside and forced to watch helplessly as the spirit is taken away?

After a brief silence, an old man in black robes from the Yin Corpse Sect said in a cold voice, "The life and death of our various forces are at stake."

"I don't believe they're really that strong!"

“If you esteemed immortal Golden Core cultivators are so cowardly, easily intimidated by a few words.”

"Even if they survive, they'll become a laughingstock!"

"I propose that we all attack together and kill these people first, and then each of us can rely on our own abilities to deal with the rest?"

Upon hearing this, the rest of the people looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Kill them!"

"Even if we have grudges against each other, we are still cultivators from the Southern Frontier!"

"We must unite at this time!"

Wu Shi Kui spoke in a cold voice.

With his statement, the rest of the crowd, who had been stunned by Liu Qixuan and Huang Lingshan's sword intent, also came to their senses.

They all mustered their spiritual power, intending to fight back.

Fifteen against six, or even fifteen against eight if you include Shen Chongming and Xu Zhan from the Shen family, it's almost a two-against-one situation.

We are all at the Golden Core stage, so we are not without the power to fight.

Seeing that the opponent's fighting spirit had been ignited, Liu Qixuan chuckled and said, "I thought this battle could be avoided."

"It seems we still have to fight."

"Alright, old buddies, let's stretch our muscles."

As his words fell, the members of the Azure Sword Pavilion behind him scattered in a flash, drawing their own swords.

below.

Shen Wen'an landed on top of the stone pillar. He watched as the ever-changing crimson glow in front of him completely absorbed the surrounding misty light, but he suddenly found himself in a dilemma.

I had previously witnessed the spiritual manifestations of the Three Immortals Mountain.

Neither the black cauldron nor the strange little tree could be collected by him at the time.

How can I take away this radiant spirit now?
After some hesitation, he immediately took out a jade bottle from his storage bag.

Spirituality is a spiritual entity of heaven and earth.

Innate spiritual energy is also a spiritual substance of heaven and earth.

He wanted to try and see if he could directly absorb the radiant light formed from the spirit by collecting innate spiritual energy. Holding the jade bottle, Shen Wen'an immediately formed a hand seal and cast a net of spiritual energy towards the radiant light about ten feet in front of him.

In an instant, the spiritual energy net enveloped the radiant light!

Shen Wen'an was stunned!
That's easy!?

After a slight pause, he didn't dare to delay.

A large amount of terrifying sword intent and magical fluctuations had erupted from the void above their heads. Clearly, the sword immortals of Qingluo Sword Pavilion had already clashed with those Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Border!
With a series of hand gestures, Shen Wen'an cast the Spirit Gathering Technique on the bottom of the jade bottle, and then directly absorbed the crimson glow into the bottle.

After plugging the bottle and putting the jade bottle into his storage bag, Shen Wen'an flashed and rushed directly towards the battlefield above.

Now that everything has been resolved, it's time to settle accounts with Huang Shengzong.

Above the void, Liu Qixuan had taken the wine gourd from his waist and stood on the gourd, which had grown several times larger. He rode the waves in the sword river that stretched across the void, facing off against two Golden Core cultivators from the Yin Corpse Sect.

The two Golden Core cultivators each commanded dozens of refined corpses at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage, fearlessly launching repeated attacks on Liu Qixuan!

Liu Qixuan, on the other hand, had his left hand behind his back and his right hand forming a sword finger, casually pointing at the void in front of him.

The sword river beneath him continuously split into countless longswords, slashing indiscriminately at the two Golden Core cultivators from the Corpse Refining Sect and the Yin Corpse Sect!

The Sword River seemed to contain endless sword intent, and Liu Qixuan was quite pleased to fight two opponents at once.

On the other side, Huang Lingshan remained calm. The Tongtian Sword Bamboo behind her seemed to have its own consciousness. Every bamboo leaf and every bamboo strip could easily slash out streaks of cyan sword light, forcing the rushing Wu Clan Puppet and the Heavenly Fox Demon King to stay at bay.

As for Qiu Wufeng, the strongest among the six, he is even more terrifying.

A heavy sword has no edge; its attack depends on the momentum.

Qiu Wufeng wielded his heavy sword with wide, sweeping movements, each swing carrying a strange and powerful aura.

This force could easily affect the three Golden Core cultivators fighting against it, making their bodies feel as if they had fallen into a swamp in the void, making it difficult for them to move.

Among the three, the monk Hongjing had already set his sights on Xu Zhan, intending to take advantage of the chaos to kidnap him.

But Qiu Wufeng didn't give him a chance at all.

Just as Xu Zhan and Hong Jing were beginning to show signs of weakness in their fight, Qiu Wufeng casually made a move, forcibly pulling the monk Hong Jing into his own battle circle.

When he fought against two Golden Core cultivators before, Qiu Wufeng was completely at ease.

Now that Hongjing has also been drawn into the battle, fighting three against one seems to have had no effect.

Xu Zhan, who was watching from the sidelines, even felt that the reason why Hongjing and the other two were able to fight Qiu Wufeng to a standstill was entirely because Qiu Wufeng did not intend to kill them.

Otherwise, there would likely have been casualties among the three.

Shen Wen'an appeared on the battlefield. Seeing that the situation was still under control, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "The spirit has been taken by me, so please don't be so stubborn."

The sword immortals of Qingluo Sword Pavilion are very strong, and they are currently able to easily hold off the crowd.

But there's no point in dragging it out any longer.

Ultimately, if too much sword energy is consumed, there is a possibility of being at a disadvantage.

He took the initiative to say that his soul had been taken away, hoping to dissuade these cultivators from the Southern Frontier from continuing their pursuit.

Sure enough, upon hearing his words, many Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Frontier who were besieging Huang Lingshan and the others immediately glanced at the stone pillar below.

But the top of the stone pillar was already empty, and no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to give up.

With the addition of these six Golden Core Sword Immortals to the Shen family's side, the combat strength of Golden Core cultivators has reached a terrifying nine people!

If their spirits hadn't been taken away, they could still give it a try.

But now that the spirit has been taken into Shen Wen'an's possession, with the escort of these sword immortals, there was no way for the people present to intercept or forcibly seize it.

Furthermore, before arriving at Yangnao Land, the mysterious person also mentioned that there was more than one spirit in Yangnao Land.

Losing the initial advantage doesn't mean there's no chance left.

None of them wanted to waste their strength on this meaningless battle.

"go!"

"That's all..."

"Let's retreat first."

After stopping, these Golden Core cultivators rushed downwards, leading their subordinates to fly in different directions.

"The others can leave, but your Huangsheng Sect must stay."

Seeing that Qu Yunhe and the other two were also planning to go down below and leave with their disciples.

Shen Wen'an flashed and blocked the three of them.

Qu Yunhe's face was grim.

He knew that Shen Wen'an had stopped them because of the fact that he had secretly borrowed half of the Shen family's fortune.

Surrounded by the crowd, Qu Yunhe sighed inwardly, then immediately lowered his posture, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, this matter was due to my momentary lapse of judgment. Please tell me how I can let this matter rest."

Three against nine, it's definitely a losing battle.

The best course of action now is to find a way to save my life.

The three of them are the backbone of the entire Huangsheng Sect. If they all perish here, the entire Huangsheng Sect will be finished.

Shen Wen'an hadn't expected Qu Yunhe to be so cowardly. Seeing his humble appearance, he thought for a moment and then said, "Of course you have to return what you took from the Shen family."

"in addition……"

Before Shen Wen'an could finish speaking, the void behind Qu Yunhe and the other two suddenly distorted.

Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly emerged from the distorted space.

"senior?"

Upon seeing this suddenly appearing figure, Shen Wen'an was taken aback, and then bowed respectfully.

Beside him, Huang Lingshan and the others quickly bowed and greeted the newcomer as a senior.

"Young man, give this old man some face, let's leave it at that."

Dressed in a short linen coat and wearing a straw hat, Luo Tianxing emerged from the distorted space and looked at Shen Wen'an with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an's heart sank, and he was somewhat puzzled.

How could Huang Shengzong be associated with this Nascent Soul True Monarch?
"Alright, you three can take the cultivators under your command and leave first."

Luo Tianxing glanced coldly at Qu Yunhe and the other two, and spoke indifferently.

Although the three did not recognize Luo Tianxing, they could vaguely guess from the respectful manner of Shen Wen'an and the others that the old man who suddenly appeared must be an extraordinary old monster.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Thank you, senior!"

After repeatedly bowing and expressing his gratitude, Qu Yunhe hurriedly descended to the ground on the wind, carrying the Huangsheng Sect disciples who had miraculously survived away into the distance.

Shen Wen'an clenched his fist secretly, feeling very unwilling.

Seeing that Huang Shengzong and the others had gone far away, and noticing Shen Wen'an's expression, Luo Tianxing chuckled.

"I know you're very dissatisfied, so be it."

"Come with me."

With a flash, it flew away into the distance.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Wen'an also followed him on his sword to a mountain peak that had not been affected by the great battle.

After the two landed on the mountaintop, Luo Tianxing waved his hand to create a barrier, then turned around and said seriously, "Are you curious about my connection with the Huangsheng Sect?"

Shen Wen'an lowered his head and remained silent.

Luo Tianxing stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "If this had happened before, even if you had destroyed the Huangsheng Sect, I would not have interfered."

"But not now."

"Why?" Shen Wen'an immediately asked, then bowed slightly: "Qu Yunhe of the Huangsheng Sect stole half of my Shen family's fortune with despicable means. This is tantamount to harming everyone in my Shen family."

Luo Tianxing smiled enigmatically and said, "Didn't your Shen family also accept a piece of Daoist jade carving?"

"Alright, the Daoist Jade Carving is the number one cultivation method in Yangnao Land. The complete 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle of True Seals' can be called a true immortal method with endless wonderful uses."

"Even we old monsters at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm are envious."

"It's just that it's difficult to collect them all."

Shen Wen'an remained silent.

Luo Tianxing glanced at him and said, "I'm telling you all this for the good of your Shen family."

"I won't lie to you, just now, the Supreme Elder behind the Huangsheng Sect came to me."

"It's not convenient to tell you his identity. You just need to know that he has a great karmic connection with the Huangsheng Sect and doesn't want to see the Huangsheng Sect destroyed."

"If you insist on killing those three Golden Core cultivators from the Huangsheng Sect and anger him, I don't need to elaborate on how serious the consequences will be, do I?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an's expression instantly turned serious.

The Supreme Elder of the Huangsheng Sect took the initiative to approach Luo Tianxing...

This means that the Supreme Elder of Huangsheng Sect is either a Nascent Soul True Monarch like Luo Tianxing.

Alternatively, they could be cultivators from the same era as Luo Tianxing, whose cultivation level must be at least at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.

"You don't need to worry."

"That old fellow only owed someone a favor back then, agreeing to become the Supreme Elder of the Huangsheng Sect."

"He's used to living a carefree life, so he won't interfere unless it's a matter of life and death for the Huangsheng Sect."

"I would never stoop so low as to deal with juniors like you."

As Luo Tianxing spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he directly took out a fist-sized ball of five-colored mud.

The mud ball exuded a faint spiritual aura and looked quite peculiar.

"This is compensation from the old man to your Shen family. Take it."

After handing over the mud ball, Luo Tianxing sighed and said, "The old man also doesn't want to get involved with your Shen family."

"This innate five-colored soil is the accompanying soil of the Dao source of a world, with endless wonderful uses."

"To be honest, I'd like to shamelessly keep this for myself."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an took the fist-sized five-colored clay ball, hesitated slightly, and then suddenly said, "If you like it, senior, then take it."

Anyway, he didn't know what the specific effects of this so-called innate five-colored soil were.

If we could use this to make a Nascent Soul True Monarch owe the Shen family a favor, that would seem pretty good.

Upon seeing this, Luo Tianxing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly:

"I dare not accept this..."

"This innate five-colored soil is so precious. If I were to accept it, this power of cause and effect would completely bind me to your Shen family."

"Alright, accept the gifts. The feud between the Shen family and Huangsheng Sect is now wiped clean."

"In the future, your Shen family should not take the initiative to cause trouble for Huangsheng Sect."

Shen Wen'an put the innate five-colored soil into his storage bag, then asked in confusion, "May I ask, senior, what should my Shen family do if we encounter the Huangsheng Sect again in the next competition for other spiritual beings?"

This matter cannot be taken lightly.

The attitude of the Supreme Elder behind Huangsheng Sect is related to many of the Shen family's schemes.

"Just do it the way it should be."

"Just remember, don't kill that Golden Core cultivator named Qu Yunhe..."

"Fine, try not to kill the other Golden Core cultivators from the Huangsheng Sect."

"That old guy has a strange temper; we don't want him to blame the Shen family later."

Shen Wen'an nodded: "In other words, we can still seize their spiritual essence, but we can't kill their golden core."

Luo Tianxing smiled and nodded.

"I must go back now."

"The world order is about to undergo a major change."

"However, with the Qingluo Sword Pavilion members here, your Shen family has nothing to worry about."

As soon as Luo Tianxing finished speaking, his figure vanished.

After standing there for a moment and pondering, Shen Wen'an returned to the location of Tianyuan Mountain.

"Third Uncle, what did that senior say?"

"Should we still go after those guys from the Huangsheng Sect?"

Shen Chongming stepped forward and spoke.

He had been in charge of the Shen family for decades and had never made any major mistakes.

Now, with only ten years or so left, he could hand over the position of family head to Shen Xiuyan, but due to his carelessness, he was tricked by Huang Shengzong, which made him feel disgusting that he had "ruined his reputation in his later years".

"The senior said that the matter of Huangsheng Sect ends here."

"There is a powerful figure behind them that we cannot afford to offend."

Shen Wen'an spoke in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qixuan and the others were all taken aback.

"Wen'an boy, you mean... that the Huangsheng Sect has a Nascent Soul True Monarch behind it!?"

Liu Qixuan's eyes widened in disbelief.

The Azure Vine Sword Pavilion has now invited Zhai Yuqing, who is at the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal realm.

If Huang Shengzong were only backed by Purple Mansion experts, Shen Wen'an would never have said that.

"The senior didn't say it explicitly, but I guess so."

Shen Wen'an replied.

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned serious.

"With a Nascent Soul True Monarch behind them... but isn't the strength of the Huangsheng Sect far too insignificant?"

Xu Zhan still found it hard to believe that Huangsheng Sect was actually a Nascent Soul stage power.

Shen Wen'an smiled faintly: "Alright, let's not dwell on this anymore."

"The senior said that if a spirit manifests again, we can still rob it without hesitation if we encounter the Huangsheng Sect."

"Just remember one thing: don't kill those three old guys."

"Let's go, go back first."

The group rode the wind back to Yunshui City.

Shen Wen'an handed the collected spiritual artifacts to Huang Lingshan. After resting for a while, the group from Qingluo Sword Pavilion returned to the Longpan Mountain Villa.

After seeing the group off at the entrance of the old house and watching them leave, Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an headed towards the Blackwater Pavilion together.

On the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Yuan, dressed in a wide gray robe, sat cross-legged, his body radiating the power of the Great Evolution.

When he first obtained the "Apocryphal Reversion Sutra", he had a premonition that this technique could resolve the impact of Huang Shengzong taking away half of his fortune.

After several days of contemplation, he did indeed find a solution.

He has now successfully found the root of the entire Huangsheng Sect's fortune by using that half-full fortune. He only needs to use divination techniques to sever the root of the Huangsheng Sect's fortune so that he can take back the Shen family's half-full fortune. This will cause the Huangsheng Sect's fortune to continue to flow away and eventually lead to its demise.

Shen Yuan slowly extracted a great deal of power from his body, which gradually condensed into a long sword.

When Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an arrived at the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion, they were surprised to find that Shen Yuan's entire body was now enveloped by a dense power of the Great Evolution.

The two even vaguely sensed an invisible sharpness gathering momentum.

"Grandpa, what's going on...?"

At the top of the stairs, Shen Chongming looked somewhat surprised.

"Go down first."

After glancing at his father, Shen Wen'an spoke softly before returning downstairs with Shen Chongming, careful not to disturb his father.

Southern Xinjiang.

Amidst the rolling green hills, majestic buildings stand tall amidst the beautiful mountains.

The mountains were shrouded in mist, and every now and then a figure dressed in the attire of Emperor Huangsheng could be seen riding the wind, hurrying by.

However, none of the disciples of Huangsheng Sect noticed that at this moment, an invisible longsword was slowly condensing in the void.

The hundred-foot-long sword hung silently in the center of the mountain where the Huangsheng Sect was located, and streams of Great Evolution Power slowly gathered on the sword's blade.

About half an hour passed. When the last wisp of Great Evolution Power condensed into the tip of the hundred-foot-long sword, Shen Yuan, who was far away in Yunshui City in Yangnao Land, immediately made a hand seal and pressed down with his palm.

At the same time, the invisible sword above the Southern Border Glory Sect also suddenly slashed down!

Just as the longsword was about to strike the very root of Huangsheng Sect's glorious fortune, a strange little figure suddenly appeared out of thin air!

The little man was less than a foot tall, and his whole body radiated a dazzling halo.

Almost in the blink of an eye, it appeared beneath the Great Evolution Sword!

The little man held a gleaming jade ruyi and swung it fiercely at the hundred-foot-long giant sword that was about to strike.

In the void, the Great Evolution Sword, which Shen Yuan had spent over a month condensing, was instantly shattered by the green light streak unleashed by the Jade Ruyi.

"strangeness……"

"What move is this?"

"Why do I feel that this attack is aimed at the fortune of the Huangsheng Sect?"

After muttering something, the little man immediately waved the jade ruyi in his hand repeatedly at Huang Shengzong below.

Streaks of green light disappeared into the void, and moments later they formed strands of green light rain that fell silently.

These green light rains passed through the protective array of the Huangsheng Sect, silently disappearing into the earth while completely concealing the sect's fortune.

None of the disciples of Huangsheng Sect were aware of what was happening at the moment.

After the little man finished doing all this, he stood with his hands behind his back in the void, looked down at the rows of buildings below, shook his head and sighed, and then disappeared instantly.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of Blackwater Pavilion.

Just as Shen Yuan was about to succeed, his hand was suddenly repelled by a strange force.

His eyes opened, his expression grave.

"Are there any masters?"

"However, this person doesn't seem to be proficient in the Great Evolution Dao..."

With a deep murmur, Shen Yuan hesitated whether to try again and attack the root of Huangsheng Sect's destiny.

The uncle and nephew downstairs seemed to have heard the commotion and came up to the second floor together.

"father."

"grandfather."

Shen Yuan nodded, gesturing for the two to sit down.

Shen Chongming picked up the teapot, poured tea for the three of them, and then looked at Shen Yuan curiously, asking, "What was Grandpa doing just now?"

"Why does the Great Evolution Power within you have a strange feeling of sword sharpness?"

Shen Yuan picked up the teacup in front of him and chuckled, "That is a secret technique that I have recently mastered."

"I originally intended to use this secret technique to sever the fortune of the Huangsheng Sect, but I did not expect that someone would intervene and stop me."

Taking a sip of tea, Shen Yuan chuckled and said, "But it doesn't matter, I have plenty of time to slowly wear them down."

Upon hearing this, both Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an wore strange expressions.

Neither of them expected Shen Yuan to hold such a grudge.

However, Shen Wen'an roughly guessed that the person who intervened to stop his father's secret technique was most likely the Supreme Elder of the Huangsheng Sect mentioned by Luo Tianxing.

(End of this chapter)