Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 316 Extraordinary Treasure, Jade Mirror

Deep within Dongyue Island, in a dark and sunless cage, numerous restrictions and array patterns slowly flowed across the cage's thick cast iron bars.

One of the larger cages held dozens of listless monks.

These cultivators were the Shen family cultivators who came out with Shen Xiuchan and Huang Lingshan after the opening of the Sea Eye Channel in the Nine Provinces World.

Shen Xiuchan was also prominently listed.

Next to this larger cage, in a smaller cage with even more complex restriction array patterns, several magic-suppressing chains made of special materials were used to bind a strange monster.

The beast had moon-white fur all over its body, its four hooves were decorated with fiery red cloud patterns, its head resembled a lion, its body resembled an antelope, and its pair of azure eyes seemed to contain endless wisdom as they opened and closed.

The demonic beast's demonic energy was suppressed by the magic-suppressing chains, and it had been imprisoned in this dark and sunless cage for an unknown period of time, making it clearly very weak.

Even though its body was trembling and it was clear that it could not even stand, the monster still did not choose to prostrate itself on the ground. It still stood with its head held high and its eyes full of defiance and pride.

Inside the cell where the Shen family members were imprisoned, Shen Xiuchan was also in low spirits, his face filled with regret and remorse.

The reason why everyone ended up in such a miserable state was largely due to his wrong decisions.

After Huang Lingshan broke through to the Purple Mansion realm, the group originally planned to take a bronze ship to a nearby market town to find out the exact location of this sea area in the Cangming Sea. They also planned to find a nearby uninhabited island to settle down and make some preparations for the upcoming birth of the Nine Provinces World.

After sailing for several months, the bronze ship finally discovered Dongyue Island.

After some observation, he also discovered that Dongyue Island was not a market town, but the territory of a powerful family.

In this situation, for safety reasons, everyone should have left.

However, Shen Xiuchan felt that since they had been away from the Nine Provinces World for half a year, their families had been waiting for news of them. Now, after traveling for several months, they had finally encountered an inhabited island. They should be able to ask for directions without any problems.

The truth is, being inexperienced in the ways of the world, he underestimated the cruelty of the cultivation world.

The group was immediately captured by the Ge family of Dongyue Island and imprisoned here.

After Huang Lingshan, who had just broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm, was seriously injured, it was unknown where she was taken by the Ge family.

"Sir, look."

As Shen Xiuchan was dejectedly blaming himself, Mu Yan spoke softly beside him.

Coming to his senses, Shen Xiuchan followed his gaze to the smaller cage next to him.

When everyone was first locked up, he noticed the strange monster next to him, but he was worried about their fate and didn't think too much about it.

At this moment, two Golden Core cultivators dressed in Ge family attire opened the cage's restrictions and approached the demonic beast. One of them spoke:

"Why would you do this, senior?"

"As long as you agree to become a retainer of the Ge family and honestly refine pills for the Ge family, you will not have to suffer in this dark and sunless place."

The beast glanced at the two with its azure eyes, making no attempt to hide the disdain in them.

Seeing this, another Golden Core cultivator angrily grabbed the whip beside him and lashed the beast several times, leaving streaks of blood on its moon-white fur.

"You old beast, don't be so smug!"

"Once my ancestor obtains that female cultivator's primordial yin and drains her cultivation, he will have a chance to achieve the Nascent Soul realm."

"At that time, I'll see if you can withstand the forced refining by a Nascent Soul True Monarch!"

Spitting at the beast, the Golden Core cultivator sneered, "You're not treating it with proper respect. You'll end up as a servant to be driven around by others, and then you won't have any say in the matter."

The Golden Core cultivator lashed the beast twice more with his whip, then said viciously:
"Big brother, let's go!"

After the two left, the cage returned to silence, and Shen Xiuchan's expression turned very ugly.

He had clearly heard what the Ge family members had said. The female cultivator they were referring to was very likely Huang Lingshan, who had been captured with them!
Judging from what the two of them said, their Ge family ancestor wanted to use Huang Lingshan's primordial yin and all her cultivation to try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Shen Xiuchan was extremely anxious, annoyed, and angry!
If a cultivator dies in battle, it's because of their own lack of strength, and there's nothing to resent.

However, his great-aunt Huang Lingshan has now fallen into such a pathetic and miserable state; even if he were to die ten thousand times, he could not atone for his sins…

"Young friend, could you do me a favor?"

Just as Shen Xiuchan was consumed by endless self-reproach, a weak voice suddenly rang out.

Coming to his senses, Shen Xiuchan turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw the strange beast gazing at them with hopeful eyes.

With a slight thought, he immediately went over.

Looking at the beast, its limbs and neck bound by magic-suppressing chains, its appearance utterly miserable, Shen Xiuchan sighed softly and cupped his hands in greeting:
"If you have any instructions, please tell me."

"However, we juniors are also currently imprisoned and our fates are uncertain, so we are afraid we can't be of much help."

The beast revealed a hint of human-like smile and said, "Indeed, given the ruthlessness of the Ge family, you will likely not escape the fate of being refined into blood pills."

"Judging from your cultivation levels, young friends, they are not restricted. I think... you can still be of help to me."

As the beast spoke, it moved its feet with difficulty, but due to its weakness, its four hooves buckled slightly, and it almost fell to the ground.

However, it eventually regained its balance and said slowly in a slightly weak voice:

"I am a Cloud Moon Cunning, possessing the bloodline of an ancient divine beast, understanding Yin and Yang, and skilled in alchemy and medicine."

"Three hundred years ago, a member of the Ge family at the Purple Mansion level was attacked and killed by a great sea monster. He was seriously injured and fell onto Pixia Island, where I live in seclusion. I kindly healed him, but I never expected that this would be his fate."

"If the ancestor of the Ge family really becomes a Nascent Soul True Monarch, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the fate of being forcibly refined and enslaved by him."

"I hope you, young friend, can take my life and free me from this predicament."

Yun Yuejiao lowered her proud head, her eyes filled with pleading.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiuchan was taken aback.

He hadn't expected this Cloud Moon Beast to be so fierce, preferring death to submitting to the Ge family.

"Why do you do this, senior?"

"Things haven't reached the point of no return, you..."

Yun Yuejiao shook her head slightly: "The ancient divine beast bloodline within my body will never be enslaved."

"Young friend, I'm begging you."

As it spoke, it lowered its head even further.

The magic-suppressing chains imprisoned all its demonic energy, preventing it from even committing suicide.

Currently, because Shen Xiuchan and the others are too weak, the Ge family has simply imprisoned them here, not even bothering to use methods to suppress their cultivation.

This gave Yun Yuejiao a chance to escape.

It had been imprisoned and tortured by the Ge family of Dongyue Island for nearly three hundred years. If it had the chance, it would have ended its own life long ago.

"Son..."

Seeing this, Mu Yan also felt a pang of pity.

Shen Xiuchan was finding it difficult to make a decision.

Reason told him that ending the other party's life this time was far better than letting it be enslaved by the Ge family and become an accomplice to evil in the future.

but……

"Ok?"

Just as he was struggling internally, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart!

"This is!"

Shen Xiuchan was surprised and suspicious, and then looked around.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Seeing his expression, Mu Yan asked in confusion.

Shen Xiuchan suppressed his joy and said in a low voice, "Elder Mu, I think I can sense my father's bloodline aura..."

"Father has come to this island!"

"Patriarch!?" Mu Yan murmured in disbelief before quickly asking, "Young Master, are you sure you haven't sensed anything wrong?"

Meeting his gaze, Shen Xiuchan carefully sensed it once more.

He was certain that the resonance within his bloodline did indeed come from his father, Shen Chongming; though faint, it was very clear.

What puzzled him was that his father, Shen Chongming, had disappeared when the Yangnao tunnel collapsed, so how could he suddenly appear on Dongyue Island now?

Moreover, after sensing the blood connection with his father, Shen Xiuchan felt a deep sense of worry.

He had personally witnessed the strength of the Ge family on Dongyue Island.

There are six or seven Purple Mansion realm cultivators alone, and the strongest of them severely injured Huang Lingshan, a Purple Mansion Sword Immortal, with a single move.

My father is now on Dongyue Island. Could it be that... he was also captured by the Ge family?
"Senior, please don't be preoccupied with life and death, things have changed."

"If possible, we might still have a chance to escape."

Suppressing his worries, Shen Xiuchan chose to trust his father.

He then turned to Yun Yuejiao and spoke.

Yun Yuejiao did not seem to truly seek death, but was simply unwilling to be enslaved.

Hearing him say that now, a glimmer of light appeared in his dim eyes.

……

When Shen Chongming and the old beggar were invited to Dongyue Island, he immediately sensed that it was Shen Xiuchan who resonated with his bloodline.

While secretly pleased, a hint of doubt also arose in his heart.

"You brat, didn't you hide in the Five Elements Secret Realm long ago?"

"How did you end up on Dongyue Island?"

While they were pondering this, the Golden Core cultivator named Ge Changjie had already led them to a secluded courtyard.

"Esteemed seniors, my humble abode is simple and unassuming. I hope you will not find it offensive."

"My Ge family has been operating on Dongyue Island for thousands of years. There are many restrictive formations on the island. If you two seniors have nothing to do, please do not wander around, so as not to trigger the restrictive formations and cause unnecessary panic."

"The auspicious day is two days from now. In the meantime, if you two seniors have any requests, please feel free to give them. I will be waiting outside the courtyard."

Ge Changjie cupped his hands slightly and uttered words that carried a hint of threat and warning.

Shen Chongming understood the meaning behind his words, but didn't say anything more. He nodded and went inside with the old beggar.

The courtyard was not large. Whether the Ge family did it intentionally or not, it was not far from the underground dungeon where Shen Xiuchan and others were imprisoned.

Shen Chongming entered the room and, after sensing the surroundings for a moment, quickly located Shen Xiuchan's position.

After waving his hand to create a soundproof barrier in the room, he looked at the old beggar standing beside him and said, "Someone from my Shen family is imprisoned underground a few miles east of here. Do you have any way to go and check on the situation?"

The old beggar Dao Nu possessed a very peculiar ability.

Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for a cultivator's divine sense to detect it.

This is also why Shen Chongming almost tripped over it in Jinchuan Island Market.

Afterwards, the old beggar followed him all the way from Snowy Cliff to the Return Cliff, a journey of hundreds of thousands of miles, without being discovered the entire time.

Unfortunately, he suffered punishment from the supreme immortal laws, which made him insane and unable to communicate.

Shen Chongming didn't know if he could understand what he meant.

The two stared at each other for a while, and then the old beggar left silently.

Shen Chongming wasn't worried that anything would happen to him.

As the Heavenly Demon He Yi once said, there is almost nothing in this world that can harm the Dao Slave.

If the old beggar could cause a ruckus on Dongyue Island, he could take advantage of the chaos to find Shen Xiuchan and find out why he wasn't in the Five Elements Secret Realm but had instead come to Dongyue Island.

Inside the main hall deep within the Ge family's old residence on Dongyue Island.

An elderly man with white hair and a thin, gaunt face, dressed in a dark purple robe, was sitting cross-legged.

This old man was none other than Ge Minghong, the patriarch of the Ge family and the strongest member of the family, whose cultivation level had reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

At this moment, Ge Minghong had an exquisite jade box and two high-quality jade bottles in front of him.

He himself was breathing deeply and slowly, his spiritual energy flowing through his body, as if he was adjusting himself to the best state.

despair!
despair!
……

Footsteps echoed in the dimly lit hall.

Ge Minghong, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes flashing with a cold light as he stared intently at the newcomer.

"Ming Shuo."

Upon seeing that the person who had greeted Shen Chongming was the old man at the Purple Mansion Realm who had come earlier, the cold glint in Ge Minghong's eyes gradually subsided, and his slightly hoarse voice rang out.

Ge Mingshuo approached, cupped his hands slightly, and asked, "I wonder how your preparations are going, elder brother?"

"Are you confident that you can break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm in one fell swoop this time?"

His tone carried a hint of envy and anticipation.

The Ge family has occupied Dongyue Island for thousands of years, and it is through the accumulation of generations that they have built up their current wealth and influence.

The elder brother in front of him, Ge Minghong, is hailed as the most talented genius in the Ge family in thousands of years.

From the moment he embarked on his cultivation journey, Ge Minghong made rapid progress, breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm before he was even two hundred years old, becoming the most promising candidate in his family's thousands of years of history to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm.

Unfortunately, ever since he stepped into the Purple Mansion Realm, Ge Minghong's luck seemed to have been exhausted.

It took nearly two hundred years to go from the early stage of the Purple Mansion to the later stage.

Then, for a hundred years, his cultivation level did not improve at all.

Therefore, the Ge family began to mobilize the entire clan to collect various resources and rare treasures for him, hoping to elevate him to the level of Nascent Soul True Monarch.

A little over a month ago, Huang Lingshan's appearance gave him hope.

Ge Minghong sensed that the virginity of a female cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm, combined with her full cultivation and the rare and precious materials his family had found over the years, would be enough to greatly increase his strength, and he might be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in one fell swoop!

"Everything is under control."

Ge Minghong gave an ambiguous answer, then changed the subject, saying, "Yesterday I sensed that outsiders had come to Dongyue Island. What happened?"

At this crucial moment in the struggle against the Nascent Soul True Lord, he is now more cautious than ever before.

"Reporting to elder brother, they are two rogue cultivators who want to come to my Dongyue Island to exchange for some cultivation resources."

"Having heard of your great joy, I wish to come and ask for a cup of celebratory wine, and I have also brought a congratulatory gift."

Upon hearing this, Ge Minghong frowned deeply: "Are you sure nothing will happen?"

Ge Mingshuo cupped his hands in greeting: "Brother, rest assured. One of them is at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and the other's spiritual energy fluctuations are only at the embryonic stage. Everything is under control."

"I also believe that the more you try to cover it up, the more suspicious people will become."

"Why not just invite them to the island first? Then we can decide whether to kill them or spare them."

Ge Minghong nodded slightly after hearing this.

"What did Yun Yuejiao say?"

"If it helps me refine a batch of Grade 6 Yin-Yang Harmony Pills, my chances of breaking through this time will increase by 10%."

Ge Mingshuo shook his head with a wry smile: "Chang Hao went to ask, but the old man is still unwilling to yield even in the face of death..."

"If we want him to serve our Ge family, we still have to wait for my elder brother to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm and forcibly refine and enslave him."

"But that would prevent him from having the opportunity to grow further."

Upon hearing this, Ge Minghong sneered, "That's what it got itself!"

"With that beast's skill in alchemy, he is already capable of refining sixth-grade pills at the Purple Mansion Realm, which is enough for my Ge family."

"Go and keep an eye on those two rogue cultivators, lest they cause me any trouble..."

Before Ge Minghong could finish speaking, an extremely strong spiritual energy fluctuation came from the east of Dongyue Island!
Immediately following this were bursts of noise and the booming sounds of magic!
Sensing the commotion, Ge Minghong suddenly stood up!

With just a light sweep of his divine sense, the late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator saw many Ge family cultivators chasing and killing a ragged, strange man!

The strange man didn't fight back; he just endured everyone's magical attacks and ran around aimlessly!

Ge Mingshuo, who was standing in front of him, had obviously seen this scene as well, and his expression was rather unpleasant.

He had just assured his elder brother that Shen Chongming and the old beggar would be fine, and that everything was under his control.

I never expected to be proven wrong so quickly.

"Brother, don't worry, Ming Shuo will take care of it right away."

After bowing slightly to Ge Minghong, Ge Mingshuo flashed out.

At the same time, the other cultivators of the Ge family at the Purple Mansion Realm on Dongyue Island were also alerted by the commotion.

In an instant, almost all the Ge family cultivators were attracted to the old beggar, and all sorts of overwhelming spells were launched at him.

In the eyes of these Ge family cultivators, the old beggar was nothing more than a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

They were like ants; any Golden Core cultivator from the Ge family could easily annihilate them.

However, the truth is that the powerful spells of those Golden Core cultivators had absolutely no effect on the old beggar.

The old beggar, however, showed no intention of fighting back and simply kept running around among the buildings on the island!
The attacks from numerous cultivators not only failed to harm him, but also caused great suffering to many of the Ge family commoners living on the island.

Seeing this, the furious Ge family members gave up on using magic to kill him and directly sent people to capture him.

But they underestimated how persistent the old beggar was.

Even with the combined efforts of several Purple Mansion cultivators, employing various imprisonment techniques and trapping formations, they were still unable to subdue the old beggar.

Those so-called trapping formations and spells were like decorations in front of the old beggar, completely unable to stop him in the slightest.

"What exactly is this old thing?!"

"Why can't I kill him or trap him?!"

After several members of the Ge family's Purple Mansion sect failed to achieve their goal, they roared in anger.

At this moment, Shen Chongming had already concealed his figure and aura, and quietly found the location of the underground prison where Shen Xiuchan was imprisoned.

After killing several Ge family cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage who were guarding the cage, he finally saw the Shen family members imprisoned inside.

"father!?"

Upon seeing Shen Chongming, Shen Xiuchan, inside the cage, shouted excitedly.

Although Shen Chongming had changed his appearance and aura, at such close range, he still recognized him as his father through the connection of blood.

Shen Chongming glanced at the people inside the cage, his heart filled with joy at first, then he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, step back a little." The people quickly moved away from the cage bars.

A surge of lightning crackled in Shen Chongming's hands as he gripped the bars of the cage.

In an instant, the terrifying power of lightning shattered the restrictions on the cage.

Without the barrier in place, the ordinary railings were instantly vaporized by the power of thunder.

"let's go!"

"The cage that imprisoned everyone has been destroyed," Shen Chongming said urgently.

"Father, please save this senior!"

Shen Xiuchan, who had come to stand before his father, glanced at Yun Yuejiao in the cell next to him and spoke.

Shen Chongming frowned slightly.

He could sense that this imprisoned, strange beast possessed the strength of the Purple Mansion Realm.

After a little thought, he realized that since the other party was also imprisoned by the Ge family, releasing him could attract some of the Ge family's attention.

Thinking of this, he immediately followed suit, destroying the cage that imprisoned Yun Yuejiao and breaking the magic-suppressing chains on her body.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Yunyue, now free, was filled with gratitude in her cunning eyes and uttered a thank you in human language.

Just as Shen Chongming was about to speak, Shen Xiuchan asked again, "Did Father see Auntie?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming frowned again: "She was arrested too?"

Where are they being held captive?

Shen Xiuchan shook his head: "I don't know."

"But I heard that the patriarch of the Ge family plans to use my aunt's primordial yin and cultivation to try to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm."

Shen Chongming's heart sank. He then glanced at the somewhat weak Yun Yuejiao, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Most of the cultivators in the Ge family are attracted by one of my old friends."

"Fellow Daoist, could you please take my son and the others out of here first?"

Yun Yuejiao nodded repeatedly and said, "If we don't encounter any beings of the same realm, I believe I can safely lead you young friends out."

Shen Chongming cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "I'm counting on you."

After saying this, he turned to Shen Xiuchan and said, "Take your people and go with this fellow Daoist first. Once you leave Dongyue Island, head southwest and do not stop."

"Your Uncle Chongxu is on an unnamed island more than 40,000 li away from here."

"If you see him, you can ask him to come and rescue your father and your great-aunt."

Shen Xiuchan silently kept these words in mind, and then instructed, "Father, be careful!"

"Fellow Daoist, be careful."

Yun Yuejiao also bowed her head to Shen Chongming, then opened her mouth and exhaled a cloud of mist, which carried Shen Xiuchan and the others away.

Shen Chongming followed closely behind, secretly escorting them away from Dongyue Island before turning back to find out where Huang Lingshan was being held captive.

Dongji Island is very large, and he could not sense Huang Lingshan's presence.

After observing for a moment while standing in the void, Shen Chongming flew directly towards the most magnificent and imposing group of buildings on the island.

On the way, he casually grabbed a Golden Core cultivator from the Ge family and forcibly searched his soul, finally gaining some understanding of this island, which was comparable in size to half of Yangnao Land.

According to this Golden Core cultivator's memory, after Huang Lingshan was captured, she was most likely imprisoned somewhere in the courtyard where the ancestor lived.

Because in the eyes of their ancestor, the Ge family, Huang Lingshan was the key to whether he could achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

When he learned the approximate location where Huang Lingshan was imprisoned from the memories of that Golden Core cultivator, he also learned the true cultivation level of the Ge family patriarch on Dongyue Island.

In the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, one is infinitely close to the perfect Purple Mansion realm.

In a direct confrontation, he would be no match for such a being!
Having annihilated the Golden Core cultivator, Shen Chongming stood in the void, gazing at the courtyard where the Ge family patriarch resided, his divine sense sweeping over it without the slightest hesitation.

After locating Ge Minghong, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he directly took out the magical artifact, Silent Guest.

The bow was drawn as if to its fullest extent, and an exaggeratedly large bow was pulled open, instantly forming an arrow entirely composed of lightning-attribute spiritual power between the bowstring and the bow body!
Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes, aiming at Ge Minghong's location, like a night owl locking onto its prey!
tom!
The bowstring emitted a low hum, and the lightning arrow vanished instantly from the magical bow!

In the distance, Ge Minghong, whose cultivation had reached the limit of the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm in the dimly lit hall, was still lacking some opportunities to break through to perfection.

With such cultivation, he could easily sense Shen Chongming's arrow!
His face darkened, and while cursing Ge Mingshuo in his heart, he suddenly rushed out of the main hall.

He had already sensed the terrifying power contained in Shen Chongming's arrow, so he dared not let the arrow reach him.

This area is the old residence of the Ge family, containing the Ge family ancestral hall and many of the older generation of Ge family members.

If Shen Chongming's arrow were to reach this spot, even if he managed to block it, the terrifying energy it released would instantly destroy everything around him.

As he flew out of the main hall, Ge Minghong had already produced an ancient, simple blue jade mirror.

The front of the jade mirror was smooth and emitted a brilliant blue light; however, the raised part of the back was carved with a lifelike tortoise.

The cyan jade mirror was brought out, and Ge Minghong simply turned it slightly, pointing the back of the mirror at the thunder arrow shot by Shen Chongming!
In an instant, a thick, almost tangible tortoise shell suddenly appeared before me!
The thick, jade tortoise shell was a full thousand feet in diameter. When Shen Chongming's thunder arrow struck the tortoise shell, it exploded!

A large amount of frenzied lightning and thunder spread across the surface of the tortoise shell, causing the blue light it emitted to dim rapidly!
Seeing this, Shen Chongming in the distant void made a firm decision. He immediately drew a large amount of lightning essence from his dantian lightning pool to replenish his meridians, and once again drew his bow and aimed at the huge jade tortoise shell!

Upon seeing this, Ge Minghong frowned.

He could sense the terrifying power of Shen Chongming's arrow just now.

If it weren't for the fact that the jade mirror in his hand was a rare and powerful artifact that could be used for both offense and defense, it wouldn't have been easy for him to block this attack.

However, the more powerful the attack, the greater the consumption of energy for the cultivator.

He didn't believe Shen Chongming could use that terrifying move again.

But right now, the thunder arrow on the great bow in Shen Chongming's hand has already been formed.

Judging from its momentum alone, it seems to be no different from the previous attack.

Ge Minghong gritted his teeth and poured more spiritual power into the rare magical artifact, the Azure Jade Mirror, in his hand.

He didn't want to make a move, and even if he did, he didn't want to waste too much spiritual energy.

Tomorrow is the auspicious day he deduced, and he wants to be in the best possible condition to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.

Now, however, he was forced to take action by Shen Chongming, which consumed a large amount of his spiritual power.

If this drags on, even if the problem is eventually resolved, he will have to wait for the next auspicious day to make a safe breakthrough.

The enormous cyan tortoise shell in the void shone brightly under the infusion of spiritual power!

The lightning arrows that Shen Chongming shot hit the surface, but the damage they caused was not as great as the last time.

After blocking the attack, Ge Minghong understood that he had to finish the battle quickly.

Now that he has killed the two troublemakers, he has enough time to recover. Otherwise, he would have to wait for the next auspicious day, and who knows what other changes might occur in the meantime.

The jade mirror in his hand suddenly turned, and a dazzling blue light shot out from the front of the mirror, flying rapidly towards Shen Chongming in the distant void!
The azure light seemed to carry an extremely terrifying power, and wherever it passed, the void was unable to withstand it, and fine cracks appeared!

Sensing that he was being locked onto by the azure light, Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes, raised his large bow, and fired more than a dozen arrows in succession, trying to stop the azure light.

However, the azure light was completely unaffected, and despite being pierced by more than a dozen lightning arrows, it still flew towards Shen Chongming's body!

Just as Shen Chongming was hesitating about how to defend himself, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

boom!
The old beggar's frail body crashed head-on into the flying blue light!
His tattered clothes were instantly decomposed by the blue light and turned into dust.

However, his body was completely unaffected by the blue light.

Seeing this, Ge Minghong was stunned, as were the other members of the Ge family who had been chasing after the old beggar.

"What exactly is this old man's physical body?"

"The annihilating light emanating from the jade mirror in my elder brother's hand was so intense that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch dared not receive it with his physical body. He...he..."

After the old beggar took the so-called annihilation light head-on, he charged towards Ge Minghong naked!
Faced with a bizarre being that could withstand the annihilation light with its bare body, Ge Minghong was also extremely wary!

The jade mirror in his hand was activated one after another, and beams of light transformed from the annihilation of darkness blasted towards the old beggar.

However, these annihilating lights did not stop the old beggar. Instead, many of the Ge family's buildings and some unfortunate cultivators below were grazed by the annihilating lights and instantly annihilated!
The old beggar's gray eyes fixed on the jade mirror in Ge Minghong's hand, seemingly very interested in that magical artifact.

They rushed over and began to grab the item without any regard for anything else.

Despite Ge Minghong's best efforts, he was unable to subdue him and could only be chased around aimlessly.

Seeing this, the other group of Ge family members at the Purple Mansion level had no choice but to split into two groups. One of them, a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, stayed behind to deal with Shen Chongming, while the rest rushed over to help Ge Minghong.

Seeing that Ge Minghong, the strongest member of the Ge family, was being entangled by the old beggar, Shen Chongming realized that this was an opportunity.

He raised the Silent Guest Great Bow in his hand and fired an arrow at the elder of the Ge family who was in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

While the old man was dealing with his attack, he rushed towards the buildings below.

As he landed below, the lightning-attribute spiritual power within his body surged, forming long whips of lightning that danced wildly all around him!

Countless buildings and some low-level Ge family cultivators who were unable to dodge in time were destroyed by the thunderous whip!

The elder from the Ge family, who was in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, had finally dealt with Shen Chongming's lightning arrows and was about to rush down to stop him when he was met with two more lightning arrows!

After briefly holding off his opponent, Shen Chongming was like a god emerging from thunder, flying and destroying everything in his path.

Finally, after destroying countless buildings and killing countless old cultivators of the Ge family, he finally saw Huang Lingshan imprisoned by strange restrictions in a collapsed secret room.

"Auntie!"

Shen Chongming leaned closer and found that Huang Lingshan was still unconscious.

The restrictive array surrounding her seemed to not only suppress her spiritual power but also imprison her soul.

"Thunder Spirit".

"Hold that old man back!"

At this moment, Shen Chongming couldn't care about anything else and directly summoned the Spirit of Thunder Pool!

A bolt of lightning shot out from his dantian and instantly transformed into a monster with wings on its back, red eyes, and fangs!

"Old man, I'll play with you..."

The Spirit of Thunder Pool let out a strange laugh, its body enveloped in streaks of black chaotic divine lightning, and charged towards the mid-stage Purple Mansion elder of the Ge family.

The old man in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm was so frightened by the terrifying aura of the Chaos Divine Lightning that he dared not let the spirit of the Thunder Pool get close.

That's Chaos Divine Lightning, something even Nascent Soul True Monarchs fear!
The only obstacle was held back by the Spirit of Thunder Pool, and a large amount of thunder power instantly erupted from Shen Chongming's hands!

His palm slowly covered the strange barrier in front of him, and the raging lightning power seemed to be free, frantically impacting the barrier's light shield!

In the distant void, Ge Minghong, the patriarch of the Ge family, had clearly noticed the situation below.

"Stop him!"

"Stop him for me!"

A frantic roar echoed throughout Dongyue Island!

A large number of junior members of the Ge family at the Nascent Soul and Golden Core stages rushed forward, gritting their teeth, trying to stop Shen Chongming from breaking the restriction.

However, their figures couldn't even get close to Shen Chongming, who was a thousand feet away, and they were instantly annihilated by the lightning bolts moving in the void!

Shen Chongming didn't understand formations, so he could only forcefully destroy the strange restriction in front of him.

The energy in the dantian's thunder pool was continuously extracted, and the light of the barrier in front of him quickly dimmed under the erosion of the massive amount of thunder power.

Bang!
After more than ten breaths, the light barrier imprisoning Huang Lingshan finally shattered under the impact of the massive lightning power!
"Auntie!"

Withdrawing the power of lightning from his hand, Shen Chongming rushed forward and helped the unconscious Huang Lingshan up.

"Auntie?"

Shen Chongming gently stimulated Huang Lingshan with a gentle burst of lightning, and then called out softly again.

Huang Lingshan frowned slightly before finally waking up.

Clang!
A terrifying sword intent suddenly burst forth from Huang Lingshan's body, stabbing directly towards Shen Chongming's face!

Shen Chongming dodged very quickly, but the sword light still grazed his cheek, leaving a bloody mark!
"Auntie, it's me!"

Shen Chongming quickly spoke up, and Huang Lingshan, whose body was surging with spiritual energy, realized at this moment that she had hit the wrong person.

Chongming?

A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, then she noticed the wound on Shen Chongming's cheek and quickly asked with concern, "Did Auntie hurt you?"

She had assumed that it was someone from the Ge family who had awakened her, and planned to take advantage of their suddenness to find a chance to escape.

Unexpectedly, this almost caused Shen Chongming to suffer a serious injury.

"It's okay, just a skin injury."

Shen Chongming smiled slightly and helped her up, saying, "Auntie, this isn't the place to talk. We need to leave quickly!"

Dark clouds were gathering over Dongyue Island, and a faint but palpable sense of oppressive power was already present.

Shen Chongming understood that the appearance of the Thunder Pool spirit must have attracted the attention of the heavens.

"Lei Ling, stop playing around."

Seeing that the spirit of Leichi was still chasing after the old man from the Ge family who was in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm and constantly scaring him, Shen Chongming immediately shouted.

The spirit of the Thunder Pool reacted, glanced at the gathering dark clouds overhead, its expression changed, and it transformed into a bolt of lightning that entered Shen Chongming's body.

This is also because the powerful array created by the Ge family above Dongyue Island isolates a portion of the energy flow.

Otherwise, the appearance of the spirit of the Thunder Pool would likely attract the attention of the heavens.

"let's go!"

After retrieving the spirit of the Thunder Pool, Shen Chongming immediately pulled Huang Lingshan away from the place.

"That one is..."

"Don't worry about him, he has a way to get away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Chongming transformed into lightning and used his lightning escape technique to rush out of Dongyue Island.

The dark clouds overhead, having lost the aura of the Thunder Pool Spirit, seemed quite unwilling, but they still slowly dissipated and disappeared.

After the two left Dongyue Island, Shen Chongming took out the imperial chariot, which was suspected to be a Dao Source Treasure.

"Auntie, let's go."

Huang Lingshan glanced at the imperial chariot in front of her, then looked back towards Dongyue Island, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes as she asked, "Isn't that fellow Daoist a helper you found?"

Shen Chongming smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, he'll be fine."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a furious roar echoed across the sky above Dongyue Island!

"You old thief, leave me my magical artifact!"

As the sound came, a naked figure carrying a blue jade mirror came rapidly from the direction of Dongyue Island!
Huang Lingshan turned around and jumped into the imperial carriage.

After the old beggar arrived, he plopped down in front of the imperial carriage.

Shen Chongming glanced at the many Purple Mansions of the Ge family who had chased him from Dongyue Island, and without saying anything more, he directly climbed into the imperial carriage and urged the imperial carriage to transform into a long rainbow and fly away into the distance.

The imperial chariot was extremely fast. Ge Minghong and the others only chased it for a few breaths before they completely lost track of it!

"what!"

"I'm furious! I'm furious!!"

"You fools!"

"Not only has my opportunity been ruined by you, but that old scoundrel has also stolen the spiritual artifact, the Azure Jade Mirror!"

……

Ge Minghong's furious roar echoed across the sea, while the imperial chariot had already carried the three of them thousands of miles away.

Once he was certain that the Ge family members from the Purple Mansion were not pursuing him, Shen Chongming stepped out of the imperial carriage and went to the old beggar's side.

Looking at the naked, emaciated old beggar, he respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, senior."

The old beggar ignored him, but instead fumbled for the jade mirror in his hand, seemingly recognizing it.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming shook his head slightly.

With a flash of light in his hand, he took out a set of his own clothes from his storage bag.

"These are the clothes I wear on a daily basis. I hope you won't find them offensive and will make do with them for now."

The old beggar's tattered clothes had been completely destroyed by the Annihilation Light, and he didn't seem to care about being naked now.

Shen Chongming held the clothes and waited for a while, but the old beggar did not respond.

Left with no other option, he could only try to pull the other person up.

The old beggar did not resist.

After Shen Chongming helped him up, he personally dressed him.

The old beggar was slightly shorter and thinner than him, and the clothes he wore did not fit him well and even looked a bit comical.

But it's still better than being naked before.

"Senior, do you recognize this precious mirror?"

Seeing the old beggar, after changing his clothes, still fiddling with the jade mirror in his hand, Shen Chongming asked curiously.

This time, the old beggar was taken aback.

The smooth surface of the jade mirror reflected his face, causing him to murmur involuntarily.

"I'm back……"

"who am I?"

"Where have you all been?"

……

Seeing this, Shen Chongming shook his head helplessly.

It starts again...

He ignored the old beggar and turned back to the imperial carriage.

(End of this chapter)