Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 301 The Second Purple Mansion

Shen Li's guess was correct; Qi Buyu, who was blocked outside the formation, was indeed quite angry.

But he really didn't dare to leave easily.

For those who have reached this level of spiritual cultivation, cause and effect are very important.

Bearing a burden of cause and effect can either allow one's cultivation to reach new heights, or it can become one's inner demon, causing one's cultivation to stagnate.

Therefore, Xu Xiu benefited from the Shen family's good fortune back then, which allowed his cultivation to quickly recover to its peak. Naturally, he also bore the great karma of the Shen family.

And this cause and effect must be repaid.

Qi Buyu came under orders. If he failed to protect the Shen family and something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to Xu Xiu when he returned.

Unlike Luo Tianxing, the others had long since submitted to the tyranny of the Great Ying True Lord. Especially after Xu Xiu ruthlessly killed Zhang Zeduan recently, they dared not disobey him in any way.

"It's alright. I will guard outside the formation. You should not go out unless necessary."

Suppressing his anger, Qi Buyu said coldly, then waved his hand and summoned a white cloud from afar. He flashed and landed on the cloud, sitting cross-legged above Yunshui City.

Seeing this, Shen Li turned around and exchanged a glance with Shen Wen'an, but neither of them said anything more.

When the two returned to their old house in the city, Shen Wenxing and Xu Zhan greeted them.

Who comes here?

Shen Wenxing spoke up, and Shen Li replied, "Senior Xu sent a Nascent Soul True Monarch, saying he's here to protect us."

Hearing this, Shen Wenxing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, Yunshui City now has a Nascent Soul cultivator, which greatly enhances its safety.

As the four were walking slowly towards the old house, a mysterious fluctuation suddenly appeared from the direction of the back mountain.

Sensing the fluctuation of spiritual energy, the four exchanged glances and then rushed forward in a flash.

When they arrived at the back mountain, they saw that not far from the light gate leading to the Five Elements Secret Realm, Shen Chongming, who was sitting cross-legged, had a large amount of lightning and light floating above his head!
Dense bolts of lightning intertwined and entangled, carrying a hidden yet terrifying aura. Amidst the flashes of lightning, an indescribable Daoist aura emerged from the surroundings.

"This is……"

Xu Zhan stared in astonishment at the strange phenomenon above Shen Chongming's head, and couldn't help but murmur.

Shen Wenxing and Shen Li both turned their gazes toward Shen Wen'an.

The two already had a guess in their minds, but they weren't sure.

Meeting their gazes, Shen Wen'an smiled and nodded, saying, "It's a sign that I'm about to break through to the Purple Mansion realm."

“Chongming is now attempting to construct the Purple Mansion Dao Palace using the Law of Thunder.”

Upon hearing this, all three of them beamed with joy.

At this turbulent time, Shen Chongming's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion realm is undoubtedly a great boon for the Shen family.

Unlike the other three, Shen Wen'an's smile gradually turned serious as he looked at the nascent Dao Palace floating above Shen Chongming's head.

He recalled the moment when he condensed the Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

I was a little worried that Shen Chongming might end up like me before, with his Purple Mansion Dao Palace clashing with the Immortal Golden Nature within his Golden Core, thus getting stuck in that in-between position.

Now that their father, Shen Yuan, is in seclusion comprehending something important, if Shen Chongming encounters the same problem as them, the four of them will not be able to help him extract the golden nature from his golden core.

People are more likely to encounter what they worry about most.

Just as Shen Wen'an had this thought, Shen Chongming, who was in seclusion, seemed to have really encountered a problem.

The illusory palace above its head, constructed of lightning and thunder, was gradually taking shape, radiating dazzling lightning. It slowly descended to the lower abdomen, attempting to enter the dantian.

However, the Thunder Purple Mansion Dao Palace tried several times in succession, just like an unwelcome outsider, and was blocked from entering the dantian every time.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an's heart sank.

Shen Wenxing and the other two looked puzzled.

"Third Uncle, what's wrong with Brother Chongming...?"

Shen Li looked at Shen Wen'an with a face full of doubt.

Shen Wenxing and Xu Zhan, who were standing nearby, also looked over anxiously.

Shen Wen'an shook his head with a wry smile: "Chongming encountered the same situation as I did before."

"His Purple Mansion Dao Palace was probably formed by borrowing something from my Shen family's bloodline, and it repelled that thing."

"Now that thing has occupied the dantian ahead of time, it is naturally impossible for the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to enter it again."

The problems Shen Chongming encountered were somewhat different from those he had encountered before.

When he was condensing the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, he sensed that the golden nature within the Golden Core Sword Pill would not allow the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to take shape. Therefore, he forced the Golden Core Sword Pill out of his dantian in advance, allowing the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to take over his dantian first.

Ultimately, this prevented the Golden Elixir Sword Pill from returning to the Dantian.

Shen Chongming's situation is the opposite of his.

He was also unsure what to do next.

Shen Chongming, who was in seclusion, seemed to be able to hear the sounds from the outside world.

After hearing his third uncle Shen Wen'an's words, he only needed to think for a moment before he made a decision.

With a slight thought, Shen Chongming used a portion of his mind to forcibly stabilize the form of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, and then sank the rest of his mind into his dantian!
Shen Chongming's divine consciousness avatar stood before the golden core in his dantian, gazing at the enormous golden core that resembled a bright blue sun with golden patterns emanating from its surface. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his divine consciousness avatar immediately began to form hand seals.

A large amount of lightning-attribute spiritual energy was frantically extracted from the golden core in front of him, and quickly condensed into a smaller inner core in a corner of his dantian.

As the smaller inner core rapidly expanded, a terrifying aura also spread within its dantian!
The lightning attribute is inherently violent, and his actions are essentially equivalent to gathering all his strength to launch a terrifying magical attack.

The power of this technique is accumulated in his dantian. If he is not careful, the smaller version of the Thunder Inner Core will explode. Not to mention his dantian, his entire body and even half of the Cloud Water City outside would probably be razed to the ground by this attack.

Shen Chongming's move was undoubtedly extremely reckless.

But right now, in order to successfully separate the metal element and allow the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to reside in his dantian, this is the only method he can think of.

The power within the Thunder Golden Core was rapidly extracted, and the entire core quickly shrank and became smaller.

Shen Chongming only stopped extracting the power of the golden core when he felt he was about to lose control of the smaller thunder core beside him.

With a slight thought, he immediately forced the golden core, which had shrunk to half its original size, out of his body.

At this moment, the golden nature within the Thunder Golden Core seemed to realize something. The golden patterns that originally covered the surface of the Thunder Golden Core began to twist strangely, like some kind of living thing, and quickly covered the entire Golden Core, attempting to manipulate the remaining power of the Golden Core to fight against Shen Chongming's will!

"They've finally shown their fangs!"

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming sneered inwardly!

Over the years, countless cultivators in the Golden Core stage and above have probably never seen such a strange scene unfold with the golden essence bestowed by the heavens.

Therefore, no one knows about the Jin Xing conspiracy to this day.

Now that Jin Xing has sensed the danger, he no longer cares about hiding and begins to display strange methods in an attempt to defy his will.

"Get out of here!"

With a roar, Shen Chongming's mental power suddenly erupted, forcibly forcing the mutated golden core out of his dantian!
The next moment, Shen Wen'an and the others outside saw a golden core, which was pure gold in color but clearly had a strange and evil nature, being slowly pushed out by a force!
The malevolent golden core struggled violently, attempting to return to Shen Chongming's dantian once more.

At this moment, Shen Chongming's mind was divided into three parts.

Part of it needs to suppress the thunderous inner core that has temporarily gathered inside the body, and another part needs to maintain the Purple Mansion Dao Palace outside the body.

The remaining mental energy was entirely devoted to the struggle and tug-of-war with this strange golden core's golden nature.

As the strange golden core struggled more and more intensely, the Purple Mansion Dao Palace floating in front of Shen Chongming also gradually became unstable.

At the same time, his body surface gradually emitted streaks of lightning, and an extremely terrifying destructive power was rapidly increasing within him!
Seeing this, Shen Wen'an narrowed his eyes, realizing that he had to do something at this time.

Although it's uncertain whether it will be effective, it's likely that Shen Chongming will find it difficult to achieve a breakthrough on his own.

"Li'er, substitute straw doll!"

After shouting in a deep voice, Shen Wen'an immediately waved his hand and unleashed a sword beam!
The moment the sword light flew out, it split into twenty-four tiny flying swords, which completely enveloped the strange golden core that was struggling violently in front of Shen Chongming!

Although Shen Li, who was standing beside him, did not know Shen Wen'an's plan, she followed his instructions and took out a delicate straw figure about a foot tall from her storage bag.

The moment the straw man was taken out, a green light flashed in his palm, and the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect flew out instantly, cutting Shen Chongming's arm and taking a drop of blood.

Blood dripped onto the straw figure, and as Shen Li chanted incantations, the straw figure in her hand gradually emitted the same aura as Shen Chongming.

At this moment, the strange golden core that Shen Wen'an had controlled with his sword light suddenly paused.

They seemed somewhat puzzled as to how there could be two identical host auras in the arena.

At this moment, Shen Chongming, no longer needing to focus on resisting the strange golden core, used his extra mental energy to forcibly stabilize his Purple Mansion Dao Palace and the temporary inner core within his body.

When the Purple Mansion Dao Palace regained its radiance, he once again manipulated it to head towards his dantian.

hum!
Without the Golden Core in his dantian, the Thunder Purple Mansion Dao Palace successfully merged into his dantian!

In an instant, the Daoist aura emanating from the Dao Palace began to illuminate every inch of his flesh and soul, starting from his dantian.

Their physical bodies and souls are undergoing a qualitative change under the influence of the Taoist aura of this palace.

Moreover, Shen Chongming unexpectedly discovered that the temporary inner core in his dantian, which was originally in danger of exploding at any moment, miraculously stabilized after the Purple Mansion Dao Palace was formed.

The temporary inner core was gradually compressed and solidified, becoming a mini golden core that floated in the center of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

However, this mini golden pill contained only one-third of the energy of the previous golden pill, and because it lacked the immortal golden nature, it felt very weak to him.

Fortunately, with the guidance of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, his understanding and perception of the Thunder Law became increasingly profound.

In terms of strength alone, he could feel that his strength had not decreased much.

outside world.

After the Purple Mansion Dao Palace entered Shen Chongming's dantian, the strange golden core, which had been temporarily controlled by Shen Wen'an's sword light, seemed to have lost its choice. It instantly erupted with a powerful thunderous force, broke free from the sword light, and entered the substitute straw doll in Shen Li's hand!
In that instant, Shen Li was first stunned, and then realized that she must not let that strange thing escape again!
With his hands constantly forming hand seals, he released streams of spiritual energy to seal the entire substitute straw doll and put it into his storage bag.

By the time he finished doing all this, Shen Chongming, who had been in seclusion, had already woken up.

He slowly stood up and bowed slightly to Shen Wen'an and Shen Li: "Thank you for your timely help, Third Uncle and Sister Li'er."

The two nodded. Shen Wenxing sensed that the spiritual energy fluctuations on his body had dropped to the perfect state of embryonic breathing, and asked with concern, "Is your body alright?"

Shen Chongming shook his head slightly: "That strange thing took away most of my cultivation essence. Although I was lucky enough to break through to the Purple Mansion this time, my strength has not increased much."

"It seems that I will need to cultivate diligently for a period of time to replenish my lost cultivation."

"However, this time I have turned misfortune into blessing. I have successfully resolved the hidden danger, and my future cultivation will be smooth sailing."

Being able to strip away the Immortal Golden Nature, even at the cost of some cultivation, is worthwhile.

As Shen Wenxing nodded, he suddenly remembered Luo Tianxing's instructions before his departure, and immediately took out a jade box from his storage bag.

Sensing the faint aura of thunder emanating from the jade box, Shen Chongming asked with some doubt, "This is..."

"Senior Luo brought it out from the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, saying it was a gift from a thunderous creature."

"The senior reminded you that once you emerge from seclusion, you should visit the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, where the thunderous creature awaits you."

As Shen Chongming took the jade box, the image of the thunderous creature with wings on its back, red eyes, and fangs appeared in his mind.

"It's time to go; I promised it."

When he was young, he and his wife Chen Youran went to the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm. With the help of the Thunder Creature, they comprehended a prequel to a thunder technique in the cave at the summit.

Afterwards, he entered the secret realm again and comprehended the complete "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of the Divine Firmament Jade Palace". He made a promise with the thunder creature that one day he would return to the secret realm and take it away after he had cultivated the "Jade True Thunder Palace".

Now that the Jade True Thunder Palace is complete, it's time to fulfill our promise.

After stroking the jade box and pondering for a while, Shen Chongming slowly opened it.

In an instant, a dark bead the size of a quail egg floated out of the jade box!
The surface and interior of this dark bead were crackling with black lightning. Between the flashes of the lightning, terrifying auras could even tear apart the surrounding space!
On the surface of the Thunder Pearl, black chaotic lightning and tiny spatial rifts appeared alternately, leaving the people around it horrified!
"What is this!?"

"I can sense that if this thing explodes, the terrifying power it contains could easily level the entire Yunshui City, right?"

Xu Zhan stared in astonishment at the dark thunder bead in front of him.

Shen Wen'an and Shen Wenxing both had solemn expressions.

A seemingly insignificant little bead contains a heart-stopping energy.

Shen Chongming stared at the thunder pearl in front of him, and after a moment of contemplation, a crazy idea popped into his mind.

"Father, Third Uncle, please step back a bit."

After careful consideration, he decided to give it a try.

"Don't you dare do anything reckless!"

Although Shen Wenxing didn't know what he was planning to do, the dark, unremarkable bead in front of him was terrifying.

If the explosion were to occur here, the destruction of Yunshui City would be of little consequence, but if it were to affect the Five Elements Secret Realm, that would be a serious problem.

"Don't worry, Father."

Shen Chongming smiled faintly and spoke.

He could sense that the lightning bead was quite stable.

Even if my idea fails, I won't let it explode.

After the four people in front of him retreated far away, Shen Chongming took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and held the dark thunder pearl in his hand.

The Thunder Pearl was docile and did not cause it any harm.

Looking at the thunder bead in his palm, a resolute glint flashed in Shen Chongming's eyes, and he threw it directly into his mouth!

Seeing this, the people in the distance were so frightened that they forgot to breathe!

Under the tense gazes of the four people, Shen Chongming's expression changed after swallowing the Thunder Pearl, and he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground!
boom!
The moment he sat cross-legged on the ground, a massive amount of terrifying lightning power uncontrollably erupted from his body!

Streaks of lightning intertwined and danced wildly, like a raging python lashing at the surrounding rocks and earth!

The terror of the thunder was far beyond what the surrounding ordinary rocks and earth could withstand. In an instant, a large number of boulders were blasted to pieces, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

The four people who had already retreated to a distance saw the violent lightning so close that they had no choice but to retreat dozens of feet again, watching Shen Chongming, who was completely enveloped in lightning, from afar.

The Razer Python danced wildly for about fifteen minutes before gradually calming down.

At this moment, Shen Chongming's body was completely covered by a layer of black lightning plasma, forming a huge cocoon!
The surface of the giant black cocoon was faintly crackling with chaotic lightning, and each bolt of black lightning left a tiny spatial rift in the void.

The four people watched quietly from a distance.

"Brother Chongming has probably obtained an incredible opportunity this time."

Staring at the giant black cocoon, Shen Li spoke softly.

"How so?" Xu Zhan asked curiously.

He could sense that Shen Chongming was undergoing some kind of transformation, but whether it was a great opportunity was still hard to say.

Shen Li smiled faintly as she looked up at the sky above.

As a sorcerer who was also proficient in the art of praying to the heavens, she could see things that Xu Zhan and the others could not.

The instant the giant black cocoon formed, she vaguely sensed a magnificent and boundless divine aura descending from a distant time and space, enveloping the giant black cocoon that Shen Chongming had transformed into.

Although this supreme divine aura was very weak, its pure and vast divine power was extraordinary.

Shen Li had a vague intuition that this was the attention and recognition of a righteous god from the heavens.

This "Heaven" is far superior to the Heaven that bestows upon cultivators the immortal golden nature.

The void outside the Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array.

Sitting cross-legged on the white clouds, Qi Buyu curiously looked at the city below.

"What are these ants doing?"

"Why is it that one moment I feel a tremor in my heart, and the next it feels as if the might of the heavens is descending upon me..."

"Could it be that someone is breaking through?"

The Renshui Concealing Spirit Formation blocked his vision and divine sense, making it difficult for him to see what was happening inside the formation.

Judging from the faint celestial power, it was clear that someone in the city was either cultivating some kind of secret technique or breaking through a cultivation level.

Thinking of this, Qi Buyu was filled with emotion.

"No wonder the old man was able to quickly recover to his peak cultivation level back then thanks to the Shen family's good fortune."

"The land of Yangnao truly favors these ants."

"In just two hundred years, an ordinary farmer has grown to this level."

"Such good fortune, if it were given to my Longevity Pavilion, hmph..."

A hint of jealousy flashed in Qi Buyu's eyes, clearly indicating that he felt this world was still too biased towards the Shen family.

Suppressing her jealousy, Qi Buyu waved her hand and took out a jade table, placing it in front of her.

The commotion caused by Shen Chongming's breakthrough left him no time to cultivate, so he thought he would have a few drinks to pass the time.

However, just as the jade case was taken out, several figures shot over from a distance!

Sensing the aura emanating from these figures, Qi Buyu frowned slightly, then slowly stood up and released his own aura as a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

He was ordered to protect the Shen family, and he adhered to the principle of not intervening unless absolutely necessary.

Generally speaking, cultivators from outside who come to Yangnao Land in search of treasures do not want to have conflicts with cultivators of the same realm.

After all, once their cultivation reaches their level, it's difficult to determine a winner in a short time once they start fighting.

Not only would it delay the treasure hunt, but if I got injured and became a target, it would be a huge loss.

Several figures in the distance were indeed somewhat wary after sensing Qi Buyu's aura of Nascent Soul True Monarch.

The group stopped not far above Yunshui City, observing suspiciously for a moment. One of them then cupped his hands slightly from a distance of over a hundred miles.

"We are just passing by and have no intention of taking over the city beneath you, fellow Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Qi Buyu calmly returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "No problem, no problem, fellow Daoists, please make yourselves at home."

He was quite pleased that the other party was sensible.

The group didn't linger, immediately bypassing Yunshui City and continuing their southward flight.

Just as Qi Buyu was about to sit down cross-legged after they had already gone far away, the departing group suddenly changed direction and flew towards Yunshui City. Qi Buyu frowned, somewhat displeased, and said, "What is the meaning of this, fellow Daoists?"

Those people stopped dozens of miles away, and Yu Qi remained silent, gazing at them across the river.

The old man who had spoken earlier cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, please forgive us. We have detected a rare treasure in the vicinity."

"After searching high and low, it seems that the treasure is in the river below, and it just returned."

Is there a rare treasure in the river?

Standing in the void, Qi Buyu looked down at the rushing Laishui River not far away.

Upon closer inspection, they indeed discovered an unusual aura emanating from the river.

He was immediately annoyed.

Having guarded the skies above Yunshui City for several days, why didn't you think to observe the surroundings and see if there were any signs of treasures appearing?

Even if he doesn't need some of these things himself, he can take them back for his disciples to use.

"While you are all searching for treasure, this river is the boundary."

"Even if there are treasures in the river, they belong to Yunshui City. I hope you will know when to stop."

After some thought, still unwilling to let outsiders take away the treasure right under her nose, Qi Buyu immediately spoke up.

Incidentally, Yunshui City was also brought in as a small revenge for Shen Li blocking it outside the formation a few days ago.

Upon hearing this, the people on the other side of the river exchanged glances, but neither they replied nor left.

They found a low hill on the opposite bank of the river and landed there.

Qi Buyu glanced at them, a sense of irritation rising in his heart for no reason.

The actions of these people were very bad for him.

If one or two, or even three or five Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from outside pass by, he can use his strength to persuade them to leave.

In this situation, cultivators from outside the realm who do not want to cause conflict will assume that this is a territory already occupied and will not approach it easily.

However, the four people on the other side of the river chose to linger nearby instead of leaving.

Later, when other cultivators passed by, they would inevitably become curious.

With more and more cultivators gathering here, the situation could easily get out of control.

If things get out of control, the small Yunshui City beneath him will be destroyed in an instant.

"A swarm of ants!"

"With such weak strength, why not leave Yangnao Land and hide elsewhere as soon as possible?!"

"You're really going to cause me trouble!"

Frustrated, Qi Buyu blamed all the mistakes on Shen Wen'an and the others.

In his view, the Shen family members were too weak. Knowing the dangers after the collapse of the Dao, they should have withdrawn from Yangnao Land in advance, just like the Changsheng Pavilion under his sect, and returned after the Dao Source Secret Realm was completed.

In this way, he wouldn't be tied up here, and in his spare time, he could wander around and look for some treasures.

Shen Wen'an and his companions in the city were unaware of Qi Buyu's thoughts, nor did they know that someone had already set their sights on the Laishui River.

At this moment, they were gathered around Shen Chongming, curiously examining the black lightning bolt-shaped line that had appeared between his eyebrows.

After several days, once the giant black cocoon disappeared, a black vertical line resembling an eye appeared between Shen Chongming's eyebrows.

With each breath Shen Chongming took, flickering electric sparks would appear on the surface of the vertical lightning patterns.

"Father, Third Uncle."

"I'll tell you more about these things when I get back."

"I'll leave the matters in the city to you for now."

Shen Chongming bowed slightly to Shen Wenxing and Shen Wen'an in front of him and said.

After successfully refining the Chaos Thunder Pearl given to him by Thunder Creatures into the Purple Mansion Dao Palace in his dantian, replacing his original Golden Core, Shen Chongming could clearly feel that his strength had been greatly enhanced.

Now he is even more eager to bring out the thunderous creature from the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm.

"The outside world is in great turmoil right now, so you must be extremely careful on your journey."

"If something is impossible, never force it."

Shen Wenxing gave some instructions, still somewhat worried.

In the present Yangnao Land, Nascent Soul True Monarchs are running rampant, and Purple Mansion cultivators can be seen everywhere.

The consequences of a conflict with them would be unimaginable.

"Father, don't worry. I'm a Purple Mansion Thunder Cultivator now, not as weak as you think."

"gone."

He waved to the group, then his figure flashed and transformed into a bolt of lightning, flying away into the distance.

Outside the Renshui Concealing Spirit Formation, Qi Buyu was staring intently at the group of cultivators on the opposite bank of the Laishui River when he suddenly sensed a bolt of lightning flying out from the city behind him and heading into the distance. His expression immediately changed!
"Didn't I tell you all to stay in the city and not go out?"

His slightly angry voice rang out from outside the formation, clearly reaching the ears of Shen Wen'an and the others.

The group looked up at the sky, then all remained silent and ignored them.

Upon seeing this, Qi Buyu felt even more agitated.

He never expected that the Shen family would be so blind to the situation, that someone would still be so fearless as to run out of the city at this time.

But the people on the other side of the river were just staying there and wouldn't leave, so he couldn't be distracted to chase after Shen Chongming who had left.

All he could do now was pray that nothing bad happened to the Shen family members who had just left.

Otherwise, I'll get scolded by the old man again when I get back.

A dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn't even keep an eye on a few Golden Core cultivators.

As Qi Buyu was raging, several more figures suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

Those figures vanished in a flash, changing direction in the distance, descending from the void and disappearing into the dense forest.

Qi Buyu didn't pay any attention to this, only thinking that some low-level cultivators had inadvertently passed by, sensed his aura and those of the Nascent Soul and Purple Mansion cultivators opposite him, and were scared away.

Forest in the mountains.

After falling from the sky, Shen Chongxu, Dong Yunbao, and the others were all still shaken.

"Master, are those people truly all Nascent Soul cultivators?!"

Ming Zhengchu cautiously asked.

Shen Chongxu remained silent with a sullen face.

When the collapse of the Dao began, his third uncles, Shen Wen'an and Shen Xiuyan, repeatedly sent him telepathic messages, urging him to retreat to Yangnao Land as soon as possible.

However, at that time he was in seclusion cultivating the "Primordial Golden Chapter" in preparation for breaking through to the perfect state of embryonic breathing, and did not receive the news in time.

Now that he has emerged from seclusion, he is leading more than ten demonic cultivators towards Yunshui City.

The group of more than ten people, relying on the keen senses of the Heavenly Demon He Yi, traveled around and bypassed many extraterrestrial cultivators who were running around in the Southern Border. They finally passed through the Void Harmony Corridor Formation and arrived in front of Yunshui City.

However, He Yi, the Heavenly Demon in his sea of ​​consciousness, hurriedly warned him that two of the four people on the banks of the Laishui River were Nascent Soul stage cultivators and two were Purple Mansion stage cultivators!
Above their destination, Yunshui City, a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage sat cross-legged in the void.

Upon receiving this news, Shen Chongxu immediately led his men to change direction and hastily landed in the mountains below.

"Protector Tan, let's find a temporary place to rest and set up an array to conceal our presence."

"Everyone else, be careful. We'll probably have to stay here for a while."

After thinking it over, Shen Chongxu decisively gave the order.

The four cultivators from outside the boundary on the banks of the Laishui River were easy to avoid, but as long as the Nascent Soul Peak cultivator above Yunshui City remained, they would have no way to return.

Under the very nose of a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, there was no way to conceal their identities as demonic cultivators.

If discovered, explaining would imply that the Shen family colluded with the demonic cultivators; failing to explain would result in them being killed directly by the other party.

Among the crowd, a gaunt old man dressed in a traditional Chinese ink-wash robe and sporting a goatee immediately bowed and ran off to find a place to stay.

A flash of light appeared in Shen Chongxu's hand as he took out the communication stone, intending to send a message to Shen Li in the city. However, after thinking for a moment, he put the communication stone away.

He worried that his family in the city might do something bad in a moment of impulse if they knew he was outside the city.

Fortunately, there's no immediate danger, so I'll just stay outside the city for now.

It's not too late to go back after all those Nascent Soul True Monarchs have left.

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Sanshan County.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the distance and landed directly on Seven Sages Mountain.

Shen Chongming's sudden appearance immediately attracted the attention of dozens of cultivators standing near the cliff.

These cultivators from outside the realm are mostly at the Golden Core and Purple Mansion stages.

After discovering the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, all these people wanted to go in to search for treasure.

However, the secret realm has restrictions, so even if some Nascent Soul True Monarchs came, let alone Golden Core and Purple Mansion cultivators, it wouldn't be so easy for them to enter.

After all, it was the Seven Sons of Yangnao who created this secret realm back then.

After Shen Chongming arrived, he also noticed these cultivators from outside the realm.

They discovered that all the cultivators from outside the realm present were radiant with precious light, their bodies adorned with a dazzling array of treasures, from their robes to their magical artifacts and magical treasures.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

These are likely direct disciples of powerful sects, and they have probably come here with the purpose of gaining experience.

"When will the sons of my Shen family be able to be like this..."

The Shen family has risen to prominence for two hundred years, but there haven't been many days when they could hold their heads high.

In most cases, the cultivators under his rule walk on thin ice when they go out, and rarely appear in front of outsiders with such confidence.

With the Dao on the verge of collapse, if the Shen family can safely weather this calamity, they will be able to integrate into the cultivation world of the Cangmin Sea.

He earnestly hoped that one day the Shen family's reputation would be as resounding as that of powerful forces like the Ice God Palace throughout the entire Cangmin Sea, and that the cultivators under his rule could walk with their heads held high, just like the disciples of these great forces before him.

Suppressing his thoughts, he slowly walked towards the cliff leading to the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm.

Seeing this, the Golden Core and Purple Mansion cultivators from the surrounding powerful forces all wore strange expressions.

"Where did this hothead come from?"

"Didn't you know this secret realm had any restrictions?"

"Keep your voice down, this person is a Purple Mansion cultivator!"

"Tch! So what if it's a Purple Mansion? There are plenty of Purple Mansions in Cang Kong Mountain. A Purple Mansion that's over sixty years old isn't even considered a true disciple in Cang Kong Mountain..."

"Junior brothers, get ready. When this hothead is injured by the backlash from the restriction and falls off the cliff, kill him immediately and snatch his storage bag. It will be a windfall."

"Ha! The Wuhua Small World is indeed full of a bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world. This guy looks like a pauper. He doesn't have a single decent thing on him. And you're actually thinking of getting something out of him?"

Among the dozens of cultivators standing at the foot of the cliff, the young man from Cangkong Mountain seemed particularly arrogant.

The cultivators from the Wuhua Small World who had been ridiculed by him seemed to be very wary of his identity, and didn't even have the courage to glare angrily, simply pretending not to hear him.

Shen Chongming, standing at the foot of the cliff, glanced curiously at the young man from Cangkong Mountain and secretly memorized the name "Cangkong Mountain".

Judging from the reactions of the people around him who were being mocked, this so-called Cangkong Mountain must be very powerful in the Seventy-Two Realms of Cangmin.

If we encounter this again in the future, we'll have to be careful.

Ignoring the discussions of the crowd behind him, Shen Chongming arrived at the cliff edge, slowly extended his palm, and injected a chaotic thunderous aura into the clouds in front of him.

Just as the crowd behind him was preparing to laugh at him, the clouds in front of Shen Chongming suddenly surged.

The next moment, a bridge formed from lightning appeared in the clouds.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Shen Chongming slowly stepped forward, disappearing into the clouds on the thunderous bridge.

"He...opened the secret realm!?"

"Quick! The thunder bridge hasn't disappeared yet; we can go in too!"

"Go away!"

"Who dares to block the path of my Cangkong Mountain?!"

As Shen Chongming's figure disappeared into the clouds, and the bridge formed by lightning had not yet dissipated, many cultivators from the outside world reacted and rushed up the cliff, wanting to follow him into the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm.

The young man from Cangkong Mountain was extremely domineering. His golden core aura, which appeared somewhat weak, surged as he tried to be the first to step onto the Thunder Bridge, ahead of a group of Purple Mansion cultivators.

However, the moment one of his feet stepped onto the lightning bridge, terrifying lightning power erupted instantly, transforming into a hand entirely formed of lightning, which slapped towards his body!
The sudden turn of events terrified the young man, turning him pale!
"father!"

"Dad, save me!"

He felt his body being restrained by the thunderous hand, unable to move.

As the young man shouted in panic, he also raised a magical jade pendant hanging on his chest!
The next moment, the jade pendant suddenly lit up with a golden light!
In the golden light, a huge, golden fist suddenly shot out, meeting the descending thunderous palm head-on with a punch!
boom!
The thunderous palm was shattered by this powerful punch, turning into countless bolts of lightning that slowly disappeared.

Upon seeing this, the young man hurriedly got up from the ground and glared fiercely at the misty cliff in front of him.

"What a crappy secret realm! Once my father gets away, I'll make him raze this crappy secret realm to the ground!"

Within the secret realm of Qixian Mountain.

Shen Chongming stood beside the Thunder Creature, looking at the scene reflected in the void before him, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"This kid's father must be very powerful."

"Even an attack sealed within a magical artifact can easily block your assault."

Upon hearing this, Thunder Creature scoffed, "Indeed very strong, at least at the Nascent Soul stage."

"However, it is also because I have been trapped here for countless years that my own strength has not only not increased, but has also been greatly drained by this secret realm."

"Once you take me out of here, I can cultivate properly for over a hundred years. These chickens and dogs are so pathetic, I could kill them with a sneeze..."

Shen Chongming looked at it with a strange expression.

"Alright, stop bragging. How am I supposed to get you out of here?"

After entering, he could sense that the strength of this thunderous creature was actually only at the Purple Mansion Realm.

However, it can control chaotic lightning, and the power it unleashes is extremely strong, making it a relatively powerful existence among those in the Purple Mansion Realm.

"Yeah!"

"Getting out of here is the most important thing!"

"Kid, I'll take you to find my true form."

As Thunder Creature spoke, it transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew towards the distance of the secret realm.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming immediately followed its figure and arrived at the stone carving where he had once comprehended the "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of the Divine Firmament Jade Palace".

"Hey, this is my true form."

"If you refine it and store it in your Purple Mansion Dao Palace, then I can leave with you."

Shen Chongming frowned upon hearing this.

"Is this stone carving your true form?"

Thunder Creatures raised its head: "Of course!"

"I was born from chaos!"

Shen Chongming couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this.

"Those born from chaos are all innate gods and demons, so powerful that even immortals and gods have to look up to them. If you were truly born from chaos, how could you be in such a miserable state?"

ThunderBio was speechless for a moment.

"Why would I lie to you!?"

"If I hadn't been born from chaos, how could I have the ability to control chaotic lightning?"

Shen Chongming didn't bother arguing with him. He slowly walked up to the stone carving and found that the entire carving had been completely integrated into the stone wall.

On his first two visits here, he always thought that the stone carving was an integral part of the stone wall.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that although the two have merged, the material and feel of the stone carving still differ significantly from those of the stone wall.

However, this stone carving is more than ten feet long and seven feet wide.

How could he refine such a massive stone carving and store it in his Purple Mansion Dao Palace?

After a moment of contemplation, he turned to look at Thunder Creature.

Seeing the question on his face, Thunder Creature quickly shook his head and said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't know how to refine it either."

"Anyway...anyway, this stone carving can definitely be refined."

"Just treat it like a magic weapon and refine it."

"Alright, I'll go back and wait. Once you've successfully refined it and come out, call me out."

After saying that, Thunder Creatures disappeared into the stone carving in front of him, leaving Shen Chongming looking completely bewildered.

He realized that Thunder Bio was somewhat unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be this unreliable.

"That's all..."

With a sigh, Shen Chongming sat cross-legged in front of the stone carving, preparing to try refining it as a magical artifact, as Thunder Creature had previously suggested.

If that doesn't work, we'll think of other ways.

(End of this chapter)