Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 313 Reencounter with Luo Tianxing

Most cultivators cultivate their mental state, and with the exception of a very few, ordinary cultivators usually do not choose to be too ostentatious.

The imperial car in front of us was indeed excessively luxurious.

After being activated by Shen Chongming's spiritual power, it was surrounded by celestial music and its entire body radiated a five-colored glow.

Amidst the enchanting celestial music, the rosy clouds constantly shifted, transforming into countless graceful fairy figures that danced and flirted around the imperial chariot.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming was so shocked that his mouth gaped open.

He couldn't help but look back in the direction the golden monkey had gone, and muttered to himself, "Senior Jin has this kind of quirk?"

Given his nature, he would normally be ashamed to ride in this obviously improper carriage, but considering that it was tracking his existence through cause and effect, Shen Chongming still gritted his teeth and leaped into the imperial carriage.

He landed inside the carriage, and the extravagance and luxury inside exceeded his imagination.

The floor is made of the top-grade Xuan Yang Qing Xin Jade, which has a remarkable effect of refreshing the mind and spirit, making it highly sought after by countless cultivators.

The futon is made of cloud silk, the kind of silk used to create spiritual artifact-level robes. It is also decorated with various precious materials, such as ethereal sandalwood and ten-thousand-year-old mystic spirit pearls, which are rare treasures in the current cultivation world.

As Shen Chongming sat there, he suddenly felt refreshed and clear-headed. A strange and unique fragrance wafted over, giving him a surge of insights and a feeling that he was about to have an epiphany on the spot!

Suppressing his impulse, Shen Chongming stared in horror at everything around him.

"Who exactly built this carriage?"

"How could it possibly be in the hands of the golden-haired monkey now?"

Based on his years of experience in the Ice God Palace, he could tell that the rare and precious materials used to build this carriage were enough to drain the entire foundation of a major sect.

If the original owner of this imperial carriage was not an extremely extravagant person, then the power he belonged to back then must have been an extremely terrifying force.

After all, everything inside this carriage would be a treasure that would cause countless cultivators to fight tooth and nail in the outer seas.

The original owner of the imperial chariot, however, had them all embedded in a magical travel artifact.

Suppressing his thoughts, Shen Chongming couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He could already imagine that if he rode this imperial chariot around the Cangming Sea twice, the chariot's flamboyant appearance and the many treasures used to build it would attract the attention of most of the old monsters in the Cangming Sea without the entity manipulating cause and effect behind it even having to make a move.

Once they realize that he is merely a Purple Mansion and has no powerful backing, he and the Imperial Chariot will likely be torn apart on the spot by those crazy guys.

After some hesitation, he suddenly understood.

The fact that the golden monkey possesses such a treasure must be related to its mysterious identity.

Since it dared to lend me such a precious treasure, it must have thought of these things and had a plan in mind.

Right now, I don't need to worry too much. I should just enjoy riding in the imperial chariot and get rid of that guy who manipulates cause and effect and schemes against me.

Having made up his mind, Shen Chongming immediately unleashed a burst of spiritual light, urging the imperial chariot to transform into a streak of light and fly away into the distance.

Whoosh!
Just as the imperial chariot transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance, on the nameless island below, a figure without any spiritual energy fluctuations suddenly darted into the void and disappeared.

As the imperial chariot flew through the void, Shen Chongming, inside the chariot, could no longer bear the wondrous effects brought by the numerous treasures and slowly fell into a state of enlightenment.

Unbeknownst to him, an old beggar, dressed in tattered clothes and with unkempt hair, had somehow caught up outside the imperial carriage and was now quietly sitting in front of the driver.

The old beggar sat quietly, his withered hands gripping the reins formed from spiritual energy, his gray eyes fixed on the two strange beasts pulling the imperial chariot, which were formed from colorful rays of light. His expression was sometimes blank, sometimes pained.

Meanwhile, snow drifts over the sea cliffs and the vast ocean.

A winding path, resembling a sky full of stars, rapidly spread through the void.

Above the Starry Path, Huang Tiandao Envoy Shi Yue, dressed in a light blue dress, rode on the back of a moon-white spirit deer. Beside him stood a young male cultivator named Xing Shi, holding a jade ball that emitted a dazzling spiritual light in one hand and a long sword in the other.

The two remained motionless, while the rapidly spreading starry path beneath their feet carried them forward at breakneck speed.

As the two were walking, the radiant jade ball in the Star Envoy's hand suddenly began to flash.

Upon seeing this, the two immediately stopped their journey. Eclipse Moon turned around curiously and asked, "What happened?"

The Star Envoy examined the jade ball that was flashing frequently in his hand, looking puzzled.

"The ant seems to have discovered the secret of the Star-Tracing Technique and is using some kind of secret technique to fight against it."

"The Star-Tracking Spirit Pearl in my hand has temporarily lost its whereabouts."

"Oh?" Eclipse Moon said with some surprise, "There are still secret methods in the Cangming Realm that can detect and interfere with the Star-Tracing Technique?"

"It seems that person has had other extraordinary encounters. We should be careful in dealing with him."

The Star Envoy chuckled, about to say something, but when he saw the Star-Tracing Spirit Pearl in his hand, which had completely dimmed, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Wait a minute."

Changing his tone abruptly, he sneered, "I'd like to see what kind of secret technique can sever the tracking of the Star-Tracking Technique."

"It seems that this is only a temporary disruption to cause and effect, and it won't last long."

As he spoke, he put the Star-Tracing Spirit Pearl into his storage bag, glanced at the vast sea below, and transformed into a streak of light, flying down into the distance.

Eclipse glanced at him and gently touched the neck of the Moon White Spirit Deer.

The spirit deer moved its four hooves and followed the star messenger downwards.

……

A salty sea breeze blew gently, constantly ruffling the hair at Shen Xiuchan's temples.

The young man's handsome face was filled with a very solemn expression.

Not far in front of her, Huang Lingshan, dressed in a pale yellow dress, had already begun her breakthrough.

At this moment, she was following the method Shen Chongming had used to strip away the metal element, gradually extracting the power of the Golden Core Sword Pill from her body and condensing it into a temporary inner core in her dantian.

Huang Lingshan had spent a long enough time in the Golden Core realm and had completely inherited all the cultivation insights of Qu Zigui, the Green Bamboo Sword Immortal who had reached the late Nascent Soul stage among the Seven Sons of Yangnao.

In terms of control over his own power, he far surpassed Shen Chongming at that time.

Shen Chongming had tried his best but only managed to extract one-fifth of the energy from the golden core within his body.

Huang Lingshan, however, easily extracted half of the power from the Golden Core Sword Pill.

Moreover, the power of the mind can completely suppress that temporary inner core.

She wanted to try again to extract more spiritual energy from the Golden Core Sword Pill, but the golden nature on the Golden Core Sword Pill seemed to have sensed it and was stirring, wanting to transfer it from the Golden Core Sword Pill to the temporary inner core.

At this moment, Huang Lingshan finally fully believed the "Golden Conspiracy" theory.

This thing clearly seems to have developed consciousness; who would believe there's nothing wrong with it?
She estimated that this method could only extract up to half of the spiritual power of the Golden Core.

Once the spiritual power of the temporary inner core surpasses that of the golden sword pill, the metal element will immediately transfer to the temporary inner core, which has more spiritual power.

This means that to strip away the metal element, one must lose at least half of their cultivation.

This seems like a pretty good ending.

She had thought that this move would cause her cultivation level to plummet from the Golden Core Perfection stage to the Fetal Breathing stage, just like Shen Wen'an had done before.

Now that I've retained half of my spiritual power, I can at least maintain my Golden Core realm cultivation.

After confirming that she could no longer draw power from the sword pill and golden core, Huang Lingshan did not hesitate any longer. She directly forced the golden core and sword pill out of her body with her powerful mind, and then immediately began to condense the Dao Palace with the power of the sword Dao Law.

Meanwhile, Shen Xiuchan, who was sitting cross-legged not far away, also noticed the golden elixir sword pellet flying out of Huang Lingshan's body.

A flicker of excitement crossed his face, and he immediately stood up, holding the straw doll as a substitute.

Huang Lingshan had spent decades at the Golden Core Perfection stage, and her understanding of the sword's laws had long since reached the level required to break through to the Purple Mansion stage.

Now that the opportunity has presented itself, the condensation of the Purple Palace within the dantian has proceeded almost effortlessly.

Numerous threads of law were drawn and condensed above her head. In less than half an hour, a phantom of a Dao Palace was completely formed and then slowly sank into her dantian.

"It's about to begin!"

Shen Xiuchan excitedly grasped the straw doll as a substitute.

Having witnessed his father Shen Chongming's breakthrough, Shen Xiuchan understood that the next step was for him to use a substitute straw doll to deceive the Golden Core Sword Pill containing the metal element, and then lure it into the substitute straw doll to seal it away.

With a slight movement of his fingers, Shen Xiuchan immediately activated the substitute straw figure.

Huang Lingshan had previously smeared her blood on the substitute straw doll. Now that it was activated, the substitute straw doll instantly emitted an aura almost identical to Huang Lingshan's own.

Sure enough.

As the substitute straw figure was activated, the golden core sword pellet that was hovering and spinning in front of Huang Lingshan suddenly paused, seemingly somewhat bewildered.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiuchan was overjoyed.

Huang Lingshan took the opportunity to merge the illusory image of the Dao Palace into her dantian.

But then, the scene I had imagined did not appear.

After her Purple Mansion Dao Palace merged into her dantian, the temporary inner core did not replace the Golden Core Sword Pill; it remained in a corner of her dantian.

Similarly, no matter how much Shen Xiuchan urged the substitute straw doll, the golden core sword pellet seemed to be only "curious" and had no intention of flying over and merging into it.

Shen Xiuchan became anxious.

Huang Lingshan noticed this situation, and her state of mind was slightly affected.

next moment--

Whoosh!
The golden elixir sword pellet that she had forced out of her body suddenly shot into her dantian with a "whoosh," easily occupying the very center of her Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

This scene startled Huang Lingshan, and some of the mental energy that had been suppressing her temporary inner core began to relax.

In an instant, the temporary inner core, which had gathered half of the spiritual power of the Golden Core Sword Pill, dispersed and transformed into a vast spiritual force that surged toward the Golden Core Sword Pill like a tide.

In just a few breaths, her Golden Core Sword Pill returned to its previous peak state.

Furthermore, with the nourishment of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, the surface of the Golden Core Sword Pill began to show patterns of laws, rapidly transforming into a Purple Mansion Golden Core.

At this point, Huang Lingshan clearly had no way to stop it.

He could only watch helplessly as the spiritual light emanating from the Purple Mansion Dao Palace transformed his physical body while nurturing the Golden Core Sword Pill.

Outside, Shen Xiuchan also looked ashen-faced.

Looking at the still shimmering straw doll in her hand, and sensing Huang Lingshan's rapidly growing aura, she felt a surge of energy.

He really couldn't understand where things went wrong.

Why didn't the Golden Core Sword Pill, unlike when his father Shen Chongming broke through, directly choose to run into the substitute straw man after merging into the dantian in the Purple Mansion Dao Palace?
Half an hour passed quickly.

As Huang Lingshan's breathing gradually stabilized, she slowly opened her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiuchan hurried over.

Huang Lingshan showed no joy on her face despite breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm and greatly increasing her strength.

Looking at Shen Xiuchan's dejected expression, she chuckled and said, "It's alright. So many Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cangming Sea are just like me."

"It's not that it's bad."

Shen Xiuchan remained silent, pondering for a long time before saying dejectedly, "It must be that I overlooked some details, otherwise..."

"Alright, it's just fate."

Seeing Shen Xiuchan's guilty expression, Huang Lingshan comforted him, "This isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"At least my current strength has not been affected in any way, and I can unleash my full power at the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal realm."

"Go and have someone make preparations. Let's find a place where there are cultivators and find out the exact location of this sea area within the Cangming Sea."

"The next issue to consider is how to establish a firm foothold."

Huang Lingshan is quite open-minded, or perhaps she had already considered the consequences of the failure to separate the metal element beforehand and was prepared for it.

Although she has not been able to successfully sever her ties with metal, she can accept it calmly.

Shen Xiuchan sighed heavily, and in the end, he didn't say anything more. He nodded in agreement and left.

……

The Nine Provinces World.

Following the method provided by Shen Yuan, Shen Xiuyan directly had four channels connecting to the outside world opened.

With these four channels, the Nine Provinces World can continuously draw upon the power of heaven and earth from the outside world to replenish the world's operation and the daily cultivation needs of the cultivators in the Nine Provinces World.

The manor at the foot of Yansheng Mountain.

Inside the family hall, Shen Xiuyan was reviewing reports from various prefectures and states across the Nine Provinces when a figure suddenly appeared from afar, riding the wind and landing hastily at the entrance of the hall before quickly entering.

"Master of the house."

The person who came was Shen Xiuzhuo.

As the first person of the fourth generation of the Shen family, the position of head of the Shen family should have been his, but unfortunately, Shen Xiuzhuo had no interest in it.

Now that Shen Xiuyan has taken the position of family head, he is happy to have some leisure time, spending his days traveling and cultivating in the Nine Provinces world with his wife Xu Qingzhi, like a pair of immortal lovers.

Fortunately, he still cared about his family's business. When traveling around the world of Kyushu, he would pay attention to the situation in various places and solve any problems he encountered.

His hasty return to Yansheng Mountain to see Shen Xiuyan was clearly due to discovering some issues that he couldn't resolve.

Upon hearing his voice, Shen Xiuyan put down the silk brocade in his hand, stood up, and cupped his hands in greeting: "Brother."

After returning the greeting with a cupped hand, Shen Xiuzhuo disregarded everything else and said with a solemn expression, "When I traveled to Qingzhou, I encountered a strange incident."

“Qingzhou is located by the sea. I heard from the people of Qingzhou that since last month, some ferocious monsters have suddenly appeared in the sea.”

"These monsters not only prey on fish in the sea, but also attack many fishermen who go out to sea."

"Doesn't my Nine Provinces world have no other demons besides Liangzhou in the western border?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyan frowned deeply.

There are demons in the world of Kyushu, but those demons all come from Tian Tan Mountain in the former Yangnao Land. In the battle of Tian Yuan Mountain, Shen Wen'an and his companions killed many Golden Core demons of Tian Tan Mountain and subdued many lesser demons, such as Hua Qing, a plant demon under its rule and with a good relationship with the Shen family.

After the collapse of the Dao, these demon cultivators also came to the Nine Provinces World and were settled in Liangzhou in the Western Region.

As for the Qingzhou sea area mentioned by Shen Xiuzhuo, there are no monsters there.

Furthermore, the current environment of the Nine Provinces world is insufficient for those uncivilized wild beasts to develop intelligence and cultivate into demons.

After some thought, he suddenly realized where the demons in the Qingzhou Sea came from!

Sea Eye Channel!

Several months ago, following Shen Yuan's instructions, he opened four passages connecting to the outside world.

These four passages all connect to the bottom of the endless ocean in the Cangming Sea.

This is partly for safety reasons.

None of the cultivators outside the boundary would idly wander around the seabed.

Choosing an underwater location for the passage would make it more concealed and less likely to be discovered.

Another important reason is that by building the passage on the seabed, the earth's spiritual energy can be better absorbed, allowing the original power of the Nine Provinces world to be rapidly enhanced.

Therefore, the four channels are also known as the "Sea Eye Channels".

Shen Xiuchan, Huang Lingshan, and the others initially traveled to the outer boundary via the Lizhou Pass at the southernmost tip of the Kyushu World.

He also overlooked the fact that since the Sea Eye Passage allows people from the Nine Provinces World to leave, it can naturally also allow beings from outside the world to enter.

It seems that the sea eye passage in the Qingzhou sea area must have been discovered by some sea monsters.

Those sea monsters that ran rampant in the Qingzhou sea area most likely entered through the sea eye passage.

After figuring this out, he immediately cupped his hands towards Shen Xiuzhuo and said, "Brother, there is something I still need to trouble you to do in person."

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiuzhuo quickly returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "There is no need to say 'trouble'. If the head of the family has anything to do, please feel free to give the order."

Shen Xiuyan shielded him from the "calamity," allowing him to live freely. Naturally, he wouldn't refuse to do anything he could.

"I would like to trouble you, brother, to go to Luoxia Mountain and Tianjian Mountain and ask Jiang Xiuqi to bring the senior and the sword immortals of Qingluo Sword Pavilion out of the mountain."

"My brother and the other seniors are heading to Qingzhou to exorcise the demons first. Afterwards, we'll see if Senior Jiang has a way to set up an array without affecting the power absorption of the Four Directions Passage, in order to prevent demons and cultivators from outside the world from invading the Nine Provinces World through the Sea Eye Passage."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuzhuo cupped his hands in greeting: "I will go and handle it immediately!"

After leaving the family hall, he rode the wind and flew eastward towards the Sacred Mountain.

Luoxia Mountain and Tianjian Mountain are both located in Zhongzhou, one of the Nine Provinces, and were originally the mountain gates of Luoxia Mountain and Qingluo Sword Pavilion, respectively.

The two immortal sects are also the most powerful forces under the Shen family's rule.

The origins of the Nine Provinces world are fragile, and the sword immortals of Qingluo Sword Pavilion and Jiang Xiuqi of Luoxia Mountain have been in seclusion for many years.

If it weren't for the demonic disturbance in Qingzhou, Shen Xiuyan wouldn't have wanted to awaken them.

However, now that the Nine Provinces world can communicate with the outside world and obtain the power of heaven and earth to replenish itself, it is not a problem to awaken them.

This is a good opportunity for both major immortal sects to develop properly, so that their strength can be enhanced after the Xuanji Dunjia seal is completely lifted, thus relieving some pressure on the Nine Provinces World.

……

Dazzling, multicolored rays of light filled the air, while melodious, enchanting music echoed through the void.

After the luxurious imperial chariot flew off from the nameless island, it headed west, aimlessly sailing across the vast ocean.

Strangely enough, despite the imperial chariot's ostentatious display of radiant light and celestial music as it flew so ostentatiously over the sea, it failed to attract the attention of any cultivators or sea monsters.

Shen Chongming, who was in the imperial carriage, had been in seclusion and had not received any impressions from the enlightenment he had received, which was very strange.

The old beggar sitting outside the sedan chair maintained his previous posture, playing the role of the emperor's coachman, holding the reins and staring blankly ahead.

As the imperial chariot, transformed into a streak of light, swept across an island below, the old beggar's blank expression suddenly changed slightly.

Turning his somewhat stiff head, the old beggar's gray eyes gazed at the deserted island in the vast sea below.

A moment later, he suddenly pulled on the reins.

Surprisingly, the chariot-pulling beast formed from the rosy clouds was actually brought to a stop by him.

The imperial chariot gradually slowed down and finally came to a stop above the deserted island.

The old beggar stared intently at the deserted island below, his thoughtful expression shifting between pain and confusion.

Withered hands kept pulling at the messy hair on his head. Inside the sedan chair, Shen Chongming was at the final moment of his secluded enlightenment. After vaguely sensing the movement coming from outside the imperial carriage, his brows suddenly furrowed.

This kind of epiphany is a rare opportunity, and he doesn't want to give it up.

"almost!"

"Give me another 15 minutes and I'll be able to break through!"

"No matter who it is, this imperial chariot should be able to hold out for about fifteen minutes..."

Hearing the noise outside the imperial carriage, Shen Chongming pondered and secretly increased the speed at which his spiritual energy circulated within his body.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly.

boom!
A burst of electric sparks suddenly erupted from Shen Chongming's body!

These electric sparks traveled across his body surface for a moment before instantly penetrating his body.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Shen Chongming had already reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Upon breaking through his cultivation realm, he didn't even have time to check his own condition before his divine sense immediately spread out, wanting to see what was happening outside the imperial chariot.

However, under his powerful divine sense at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, there was nothing unusual outside the imperial chariot.

However, the slight noise continued. Shen Chongming was a little curious, so he slowly got up and stepped out of the imperial carriage. The figure that came into view made him freeze in shock.

Looking at the old beggar on the carriage, tearing at his messy hair with both hands and repeatedly banging his head against the carriage, Shen Chongming couldn't help but sigh.

He had no idea when this strange old man had followed him, nor did he understand why the imperial carriage had inexplicably stopped here.

The old beggar's head had been hitting the imperial carriage for who knows how long, but it seemed to have gotten better and he slowly came to a stop.

His gaze returned to the island below.

A moment later, he started again.

Shen Chongming looked at him suspiciously, then glanced at the deserted island below.

"What on this island is related to the old beggar?"

"Would you like to go down and take a look?"

After the thought suddenly popped into his mind, Shen Chongming quickly shook his head, trying to suppress it.

Reason told him that it was best to avoid anything related to the old beggar.

But his curiosity was something he couldn't resist.

After a struggle, he gritted his teeth, waved his hand to put the imperial chariot into his storage bag, and transformed into a bolt of lightning, flying towards the island below!
He's just given up entirely.

I'm not afraid of itching from having too many lice, since I already have enough problems on my body that I can't solve myself.

Let's just stir up the water first.

The saying "survival in change" suggests that when an existing predicament cannot be broken, disrupting the situation may reveal different opportunities.

His figure landed on the deserted island below, and the old beggar followed silently.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, the old beggar ran off in one direction without looking back.

As Shen Chongming followed closely behind, his divine sense instantly spread out, carefully probing the surroundings.

A moment later, a very faint fluctuation of spiritual energy appeared in his divine sense.

Shen Chongming only needed to think for a moment before he instantly understood that this fluctuation of spiritual energy was some kind of array used to conceal one's aura!

There are people on the island!

He wanted to call out to the old beggar, but then he realized the old man wouldn't listen, so he could only grit his teeth and follow to see what kind of being had attracted the strange old man.

The two, one after the other, soon arrived at the entrance of a hidden cave.

The faint spiritual energy fluctuations that Shen Chongming sensed were emanating from the array set up at the entrance of the cave.

Although he was not a cultivator of array formations, he could tell at a glance that the array formation at the entrance of the cave was set up very crudely.

Clearly, the person who set up the formation was either not proficient in the art of formations, or was too hasty and did not have time to arrange it carefully.

The old beggar arrived at the cave entrance, his hunched figure slowly coming to a stop, and he looked at the cave with a strange expression.

Shen Chongming hesitated for a moment in front of the cave, but finally broke through the array that concealed his aura with his powerful divine sense.

"Um!?"

With the formation broken, his divine sense instantly detected an extremely familiar aura!

"Senior Luo!?"

Startled and suspicious, Shen Chongxu disregarded everything else and rushed directly into the cave.

Inside the naturally formed cave, it was dark all around, the ground was uneven, damp and smelly.

Following the aura perceived by his divine sense, Shen Chongming traveled through the cave and soon arrived at its depths.

At a glance, one could see a cultivator with a faint aura sitting cross-legged on a slightly flat bluestone in the corner.

The cultivator's armor was tattered and devoid of any spiritual light.

A gruesome wound on his chest nearly tore his upper body apart; his left arm was gone, and only the skeleton of his right arm remained.

A strange, lifeless, decaying power lingered around his body, like a malignant sore clinging to bone, entrenched within his flesh.

This person was none other than Luo Tianxing, who was stationed at the boundary between Danzhou and Yangnao back then.

Before the collapse of the Dao, Luo Tianxing left Yangnao Land, saying he was going to find the legendary Beichen Immortal Mountain.

Shen Chongming never expected to run into him here, and when they met again, he was surprised to find that Luo Tianxing, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, was in such a miserable state.

Observing the aura emanating from him, Shen Chongming discovered that his physical vitality had been almost completely extinguished.

The nascent soul within the body had fallen into a coma for some unknown reason, and had not abandoned its physical body to escape.

Now, affected by the decay of the physical body and the strange power entrenched in the flesh, the nascent soul has become extremely weak and is in danger of collapsing at any moment.

"Senior Luo?"

Shen Chongming called out cautiously.

A faint glow suddenly emanated from Luo Tianxing's dantian within his tattered body.

But the fluorescence only flickered for a few moments before quickly dimming again.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming knew that he couldn't delay any longer.

If he is not rescued in time, Luo Tianxing's nascent soul will probably collapse completely after a short time. At that time, his soul will also dissipate, and he will die completely.

Thinking of this, he immediately prepared to use his magic to extract Luo Tianxing's nascent soul from his body.

At that moment, the old beggar suddenly rushed forward.

Its figure was like a ghost, and its withered hand suddenly slammed into Luo Tianxing's broken body on the chest!
"you!"

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming's expression changed drastically!

Luo Tianxing's nascent soul is now like a candle flickering in the wind. If this strange old man were to strike him with his palm, it would probably shatter his nascent soul directly.

From the invasion of the southern border until the collapse of the Yangnao tunnel, Luo Tianxing had given the Shen family great care.

Although Xu Xiu used Luo Tianxing to resolve the karmic ties with the Shen family, Luo Tianxing also took good care of the Shen family despite Xu Xiu's influence.

He's a very nice old man.

Now that he has fallen to such a state and I have encountered him, I must find a way to save him no matter what.

boom!
The old beggar was very fast.

The force of that palm strike was terrifying.

Luo Tianxing's mutilated body, coupled with his tattered armor, was instantly destroyed like tofu by the old beggar's palm strike, which contained no spiritual energy fluctuations whatsoever!

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming's face turned ashen!

A terrifying electric light flashed in his eyes instantly!

The reason he hadn't made a move against the old beggar was partly because he knew he couldn't do anything to him.

On the other hand, it was also because this strange old man was just following him and didn't do anything outrageous.

But now, he can't care about that anymore.

hold head high!
Just as Shen Chongming's spiritual energy surged and his body crackled with lightning as he was about to attack the old beggar, a deep dragon roar suddenly rang out!

The next moment, Luo Tianxing's shattered body suddenly transformed into a large amount of eerie black mist!

The black mist twisted and changed, transforming directly into a black dragon filled with a strong aura of death and decay, roaring as it charged toward the old beggar!
Shen Chongming, who was standing next to him, only inhaled a tiny wisp of black mist before he noticed that the circulation of spiritual energy within his body suddenly slowed down!

The meridians and flesh in the area where the black mist passed instantly became dull and lifeless!

"What a domineering power!"

When Shen Chongming was horrified, he couldn't care less about anything else and hurriedly mobilized a large amount of lightning power to surround and intercept the strange black mist that had invaded his body!
Finally, after consuming nearly half of his spiritual power, he managed to completely obliterate the black mist before it could invade his dantian!
After he dealt with the wisp of black mist and came to his senses, he discovered that inside the cave, the black dragon formed from the black mist was now coiled around the old beggar's body, roaring and biting incessantly, trying to kill the old beggar completely.

However, the old beggar's skeletal body seemed to possess a strange, impenetrable power, and no matter how the black dragon struggled, it could not penetrate his body even slightly.

After letting out two more helpless roars at the old beggar, the black dragon seemed to notice Shen Chongming beside it and immediately abandoned the old beggar, rushing towards him.

But the next moment, a large hand gripped the black dragon's neck tightly!
No matter how much it struggled and howled, it could not break free.

After a moment of surprise, Shen Chongming realized that he couldn't be of much help here.

He glanced at Luo Tianxing's nascent soul, which had been fortunately preserved, then took out a high-quality jade bottle from his storage bag, put the nascent soul into it, and hurriedly headed out of the cave.

As soon as Shen Chongming's figure disappeared, a strange red light flashed in the old beggar's gray-white eyes. Then he opened his mouth and frantically bit at the black dragon that was struggling violently in his hand!
The black dragon formed from the black mist is not a living being, but a peculiar existence formed by the convergence of the laws of death and decay.

This was a technique left inside Luo Tianxing's body by many Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm Dragon Kings in the Myriad Dragon Nest after they severely injured him. Their purpose was to use this power of law to ambush those who knew Luo Tianxing and to avenge the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm Dragon Kings who were killed by Xu Xiu back then.

This method is extremely insidious and is difficult for the average person to detect.

Once tainted by the power of these two laws, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would likely find it difficult to cope.

However, the old beggar treated these two laws as delicacies, tearing and chewing them, and soon devoured the ten-foot-long black dragon in his hand.

The terrifying power of the laws of death and decay seemed to have no effect on it whatsoever.

After devouring the black dragon of laws, the old beggar leaped out of the cave, smashing through the rocks at the top.

Outside the cave, Shen Chongming had already taken out Luo Tianxing's nascent soul and set up a barrier in the void, shattering a large number of spirit crystals and guiding the spiritual power transformed from those crystals to slowly seep into Luo Tianxing's dull and lifeless nascent soul.

With the replenishment of spiritual energy, Luo Tianxing's nascent soul gradually began to exude a faint spiritual aura, and his aura stabilized considerably.

It is unknown whether his soul had been severely damaged before, or if there was some other reason.

Although the nascent soul's aura had stabilized, his divine soul was still dormant.

Shen Chongming tried a few things, but found that he could only stabilize his nascent soul but not awaken his spirit. So he dared not use any other methods rashly, for fear of causing unpredictable changes.

After taking out the jade bottle again and storing Luo Tianxing's nascent soul inside, Shen Chongming took out the imperial chariot, intending to return to the nameless island first and find the golden-haired monkey to see if there was any way to awaken Luo Tianxing.

As soon as the imperial carriage was taken out, the old beggar jumped in front of the carriage frame without hesitation and continued to play the role of the coachman.

Shen Chongming glanced at him, shook his head slightly, and climbed directly into the imperial carriage.

The imperial chariot transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the nameless island.

Ten days later, the imperial carriage landed on an unnamed island.

Shen Chongming put away the imperial chariot, took out the jade bottle containing Luo Tianxing's nascent soul, and prepared to go find the golden-haired monkey.

The old beggar glanced at the jade bottle in his hand with a strange expression, hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned his hunched body around and walked towards the other side of the island.

Inside the elegant thatched pavilion, the golden-haired monkey was drinking and discussing philosophy with Li Qing. When it saw Shen Chongming walking over from a distance, its brows furrowed slightly.

Seeing this, Li Qing smiled and raised his cup: "Brother Jin, what's wrong?"

"So you dislike Fellow Daoist Shen that much?"

The golden-haired monkey picked up the wine cup in front of him, drank it all in one gulp, and said irritably, "This kid is always causing trouble for this old ape."

"And the things they provoke are all more difficult to deal with than the last."

Having said that, it looked up at Li Qing and said, "Back then, I, the old ape, advised you not to interfere with Chongxu's fate, but you wouldn't listen."

"Not only did I, the old ape, save him, but I also took him as my disciple."

"Now look what's happened! The karma we've accumulated is impossible to shake off!"

The golden-haired monkey put the wine glass on the table and scratched his cheek.

"Pour the wine! Pour the wine!"

Li Qing smiled apologetically, "It was my fault, it was my fault..."

After filling the wine jug in front of him with wine, he sighed and said, "Back then, I sensed Brother Shen's aura on that kid. I thought that since he was a descendant of an old friend, how could I stand by and watch him die?"

Changing the subject, he looked at the golden-haired monkey and said in a deep voice, "Besides, isn't our reunion thanks to Brother Shen?"

"If you ask me, the cause and effect... were already set long ago."

The golden-haired monkey didn't speak, but picked up his wine glass, glanced at Shen Chongming who had come not far away, and snorted, "You see, this kid will probably bring me, the old ape, some trouble again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Chongming arrived in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Senior Jin."

Li Qing nodded with a smile and gestured, "Fellow Daoist Shen, please sit down. It's a good opportunity to try the fine wine brewed by Brother Jin."

The golden-haired monkey, huffing and puffing, brought the wine glass to its lips, tilted its head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

After Shen Chongming sat down with his hands clasped in greeting, he looked at the golden-haired monkey with some embarrassment.

"senior……"

"No need to talk!"

"You little brat, stop messing with this old ape."

Before he could finish speaking, he was rejected on the spot, leaving Shen Chongming somewhat stunned.

He also realized that his arrival seemed to have brought a lot of trouble to the two demons in front of him, disturbing their peaceful cultivation.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Senior, Chongming is ashamed..."

After respectfully bowing to the two, Shen Chongming put away the jade bottle containing Luo Tianxing's nascent soul, suppressing the urge to ask the golden-haired monkey for help.

Li Qing handed a glass of wine to Shen Chongming, looked at his expression, and sighed, saying, "Brother Jin is just like that, Fellow Daoist Shen, you don't need to take it to heart."

Shen Chongming respectfully accepted the wine cup, shaking his head repeatedly and saying, "Chongming has no grudge at all. Senior has already taken great care of my brother and me. Chongming is more than grateful."

There was absolutely no falsehood in what he said.

Without hesitation, the Shen family originally had no connection with them whatsoever.

Even though Uncle Shen Wen'an guided the Golden-haired Monkey back then, allowing him to reunite with Li Qing, the Golden-haired Monkey still gave away a bronze ship and a large number of rare and precious materials.

The favors owed have long been repaid.

Now, whether it's saving Shen Chongxu or taking him as a disciple...

And the fact that he has helped me so many times now is all because of Li Qing.

He felt only gratitude towards the two demons and had no other thoughts whatsoever.

"Senior Jin, Chongming respects you."

Raising his wine glass, Shen Chongming addressed the golden-haired monkey respectfully.

"You kid..."

The golden monkey had a complicated expression. After a heavy sigh, it helplessly scratched its cheek.

"Whose nascent soul is that?"

Instead of picking up his glass, he asked directly.

The aura of the Nascent Soul was very special. Even before Shen Chongming arrived at the thatched pavilion, it could sense the aura of the Nascent Soul in the jade bottle.

Shen Chongming was taken aback for a moment, then quickly cupped his hands and said, "I dare not hide it from you, senior. He was an old man who had taken good care of my Shen family."

"He passed away before the tunnel in Yangnao collapsed."

"I thought he was now a carefree cultivator with no ties to him, but who would have thought..."

The golden monkey sighed after hearing this.

He raised his glass to Shen Chongming.

Shen Chongming quickly picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with Shen Chongming's, and drank the wine in his glass. Then the golden-haired monkey said, "Take it out and let this old ape take a look."

Clearly, it has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; although it said it didn't want to help, it ultimately couldn't bring itself to do it.

Shen Chongming put down his wine cup and quickly took the jade bottle out of his storage bag.

The golden-haired monkey took the jade bottle, a flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, and he directly took out the nascent soul from the jade bottle.

After staring at Luo Tianxing's faintly spiritual nascent soul for a moment, he immediately frowned, smiled helplessly, and looked at Li Qing.

"See? I told you this kid always gets old apes into trouble..."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing glanced curiously at Luo Tianxing's nascent soul, but after sensing it briefly, she said with a strange expression, "The aura of dragon flame..."

"Was this senior killed by the Dragon Kings of the Myriad Dragon Nest?"

The golden-haired monkey sneered, "More than that!"

"More than a dozen dragon kings made a move, including that old black dragon who cultivated the laws of death and decay..."

"Troublesome..."

The golden monkey looked solemn, its bright eyes filled with struggle, as if it had encountered a difficult problem to solve.

(End of this chapter)