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Chapter 317 A Final Reunion

The rainbow formed by the imperial chariot swept across the vast sea. Shen Chongming was still pondering the relationship between the old beggar and the rare jade mirror when he suddenly sensed three familiar auras passing by beneath the imperial chariot.

He immediately made a hand gesture to stop the imperial carriage.

Huang Lingshan, who was meditating cross-legged inside the sedan chair, slowly opened her eyes and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Shen Chongming said with a joyful expression, "I think I can sense my Third Uncle's presence!"

"That Zen-training kid is with Third Uncle."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped out of the imperial chariot and looked at the three streaks of light that were flying rapidly toward Dongyue Island.

"Auntie, wait a moment, I'll go and bring them back."

As a Dao Source Treasure, the Imperial Chariot seemed to possess extremely strong concealment capabilities. The three figures passed beneath it without being noticed, and continued their journey towards Dongyue Island without stopping.

Shen Chongming transformed into lightning and used his lightning escape technique to chase after the three.

Meanwhile, ahead, Shen Xiuchan, Shen Wen'an, and the strange beast Yun Yuejiao, which had also been rescued from Dongyue Island by Shen Chongming, were flying at high speed on their escape lights. Shen Wen'an's expression froze slightly, and then he stopped.

"Fellow Taoist, what's wrong?"

Yun Yuejiao stopped, somewhat curious.

Shen Xiuchan looked puzzled.

Shen Wen'an sensed it for a moment, then slowly turned around with a smile on his face.

"We don't need to go to Dongyue Island."

Shen Xiuchan was about to ask a question when he turned around and saw a bolt of lightning rapidly approaching from behind him.

"Uncle Three!"

From a great distance, Shen Chongming, amidst the lightning, shouted urgently.

This cry of "Third Uncle" was filled with excitement and joy, but also with an indescribable bitterness and grievance.

Lei Guang arrived in front of him and transformed into the figure of Shen Chongming.

Standing atop the clouds, gazing at his uncle in a blue robe with striking features, even the over-100-year-old Shen Chongming couldn't help but feel his eyes well up with tears.

He excitedly stepped forward, approached Shen Wen'an, looked him up and down, and then solemnly cupped his hands in greeting: "Third Uncle."

Shen Wen'an nodded with a kind smile and said, "Now that you are out of danger, your third uncle can finally put his mind at ease."

"Have you found your aunt?"

Shen Chongming nodded repeatedly and said, "Third Uncle, Fellow Daoist Yunyue, please come with me."

The group changed direction and flew towards the location of the imperial chariot.

On the imperial carriage, Huang Lingshan stood at the carriage shaft, while the old beggar remained sitting quietly.

Shen Wen'an and the others approached, and Shen Wen'an bowed slightly to Huang Lingshan, saying, "Senior Sister."

The group greeted each other, their faces beaming with the joy of reunion.

After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Shen Xiuchan looked at Yun Yuejiao beside him and cupped his hands in greeting: "What are your plans next, Senior?"

"The Ge family is very powerful. Their scheme failed this time, and they let the senior escape. They will not let this go easily."

"I'm afraid even Pixia Island, where you used to live in seclusion, is no longer safe."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yuejiao's eyes flashed with deep solemnity.

It had been imprisoned by the Ge family of Dongyue Island for three hundred years, living in darkness for three hundred years, and it never wanted to experience that again.

But there really isn't a good place to go right now.

A rogue cultivator like it, possessing the bloodline of an ancient divine beast and having extremely high attainments in alchemy, might face enslavement from the Liu family, the Zhao family, or even some powerful sects if it doesn't find a strong backing.

Seeing its hesitation, Shen Chongming's mind stirred slightly, and he cupped his hands slightly, saying, "I do have a suggestion, would you like to hear it, fellow Daoist?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yuejiao's expression became somewhat complicated.

Shen Chongming smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, my Shen family is naturally not the Ge family of Dongyue Island."

"The place I'm referring to is a small island where a Nascent Soul True Monarch demon cultivator has gone into seclusion."

"There is a golden ape and a rogue dragon on the island. If you don't have anywhere else to go for the time being, you can stay on the island where that senior is."

"As fellow demon cultivators, I believe that senior would not refuse."

Having been imprisoned by the Ge family for hundreds of years, Yun Yuejiao must have harbored some wariness and resentment towards human cultivators.

Although he saved the other party, if he suggested that it submit to the Shen family, it might cause the other party to reject it.

So they decided to settle for second best and let it stay on the nameless island where the golden monkey lived.

Given the master-disciple relationship between the golden monkey and Shen Chongxu, coupled with the friendship between Li Qing and his third uncle, the nameless island ultimately remained the Shen family's closest partner.

Once you've had more contact with them, Yun Yuejiao will let go of her prejudices against human cultivators, and then it won't be too late to consider inviting her to the Shen family.

After all, the Shen family lacks too much in the art of alchemy. If they could have a great demon who understands Yin and Yang and is extremely skilled in alchemy, it would greatly improve the Shen family's expertise in alchemy.

Upon hearing this, a look of joy flashed in Yun Yuejiao's eyes!
The secluded dwelling place of a demon cultivator at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm!?

This seems like a good place to go.

Yun Yuejiao is gentle by nature and needs a safe place to live. If it can get permission from a Nascent Soul True Monarch level demon, the small island that Shen Chongming mentioned is definitely its best home right now.

"Could that Nascent Soul cultivator...?"

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, Senior Jin is very easy-going."

"Let's not delay, let's go and take a look."

At Shen Chongming's invitation, everyone boarded the imperial carriage and flew towards the nameless island.

As they approached the nameless island, Shen Xiuchan alighted from the imperial carriage, saying he was going to fetch Mu Yan and many other Shen family cultivators who were hiding nearby.

Shen Chongming and his group arrived at the nameless island ahead of time.

Shen Chongming took Yunyue and the golden-haired monkey with him, while Shen Wen'an and Huang Lingshan went to Shen Chongxu's residence first.

In the thatched pavilion, the golden-haired monkey looked at Yun Yuejiao with a strange expression, then grinned at Shen Chongming and said, "So you're not only good at causing trouble, but you also have quite a bit of good fortune."

"The bloodline of this demon cultivator is indeed remarkable; it would be difficult to find a second one in the entire Cangmin Sea."

As soon as the golden-haired monkey finished speaking, Yun Yuejiao respectfully bowed her head and said, "Senior knows about this little demon's bloodline?"

Although Yun Yuejiao kept claiming that she possessed the bloodline of an ancient divine beast, she clearly didn't know which kind of divine beast it was.

Now that the golden monkey has said this, it's clear that it has recognized its lineage.

The golden-haired monkey, unusually composed, put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Of course I know."

"If I, Old Ape, am not mistaken, you possess the bloodlines of two ancient divine beasts."

"One of them is the auspicious beast 'Jiao'. Ancient books record that the auspicious beast Jiao is similar in shape to a wolfhound, with leopard spots on its body, ox horns on its head, and a voice as its name suggests."

"The cunning beast is a symbol of a bountiful harvest; its appearance often foretells a bountiful harvest."

"These divine beasts are also beings that possess the right timing and location, and are extremely intelligent."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Yun Yuejiao's eyes.

It was clearly very satisfied with its ancestors.

"And the other divine beast on your body is quite peculiar..." The golden-haired monkey gazed at its moon-white fur and pondered for a moment before saying, "Although I, the old ape, cannot determine it accurately, my guess should not be wrong."

"In ancient legends, there is a strange beast called the 'Moon Spirit Cloud-Swallowing Beast'. This beast is born with a Yin body and is often regarded as the embodiment of Yin walking in the world."

"The Moon Spirit Cloud-Swallowing Beast is gentle in nature and is considered to have an unparalleled beauty in the eyes of all demons, making it a favorite among them."

Upon hearing the golden monkey's words, Yun Yuejiao's eyes revealed a hint of joy.

However, what the golden monkey said next made him somewhat embarrassed.

"Because it possesses the Yin Body, the Moon Spirit Cloud-Swallowing Beast is notorious among the myriad demons for its promiscuity. Whenever it encounters a powerful and desirable divine beast, it will take the initiative to approach and mate with it..."

"Therefore, there are probably quite a few demon cultivators in the Cangmin Sea who possess the bloodline of the Moon Spirit Cloud Devouring Beast."

"Even some humans who possess the Taiyin Body or the Xuanyin Body are probably related to the Moon Spirit Cloud Devouring Beast."

The golden monkey's words made Yun Yuejiao, who was standing in front of him, very embarrassed, while Li Qing and Shen Chongming beside him also had strange expressions.

The scene fell into a brief awkward silence, but the golden monkey broke it with a laugh.

Don't worry about these things.

"For all living things, procreation is an instinct."

"Compared to the Moon Spirit Cloud Devouring Beast, pure-blooded dragons are even more powerful. Otherwise, where would so many mixed-blooded dragons come from in this world?"

"Brother Jin!"

As soon as the golden monkey finished speaking, Li Qing, who was standing to the side, gave it a wry smile and glared at it.

He never expected that while he was happily watching the show, the old monkey would suddenly change the subject and bring up the dragons as well.

The golden-haired monkey's words, though seemingly unrelated to the dragon's supposed lustful nature, were not meant to be defamatory.

But it wasn't exactly something to be proud of, so Li Qing naturally didn't want him to bring it up.

"That's all."

"Since you are both demon cultivators and have nowhere to go, you should stay on this island."

"We can keep each other company in the future."

"With your talent in alchemy, Brother Li's future cultivation path will be much easier."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yuejiao quickly suppressed her embarrassment and respectfully nodded, "Thank you for taking me in, senior."

The golden-haired monkey waved his hand: "Forget about seniors, we will address each other as brothers from now on."

"However, you'd better figure out how to transform into human form later, otherwise it will be troublesome to sit down and drink in this true form in the future."

Yun Yuejiao was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

It had always lived in seclusion, content with its true form, and had never considered transforming into human form.

Now that the golden-haired monkey has said this, it also feels that it is indeed necessary to transform into a human.

“In that case, little demon… I will first refine a batch of pills to ensure that the transformation is faster and more complete.”

The transformation of a demon cultivator into human form is an extremely slow process.

This transformation does not refer to a magical technique, but rather a change in fundamental form.

Yun Yuejiao wanted to refine some elixirs to help her transform into human form faster.

"Old Ape will take you to a place."

The golden-haired monkey and Yun Yuejiao left the thatched pavilion.

Shen Chongming looked at Li Qing and cupped his hands, saying, "Fellow Daoist Li, Chongming has brought you a surprise."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing asked with some curiosity, "Oh?"

"Fellow Daoist, please don't speak yet. Let me guess."

He slowly stood up, pondered for a moment, and said, "When you returned just now, I sensed the presence of many cultivators who descended upon the island with you..."

"Could it be that your third uncle also came looking for us?"

Seeing the joy on Li Qing's face and sensing the subtle fluctuations in her spiritual consciousness, Shen Chongming did not expose her.

This guy……

"My third uncle is with Chongxu. Fellow Daoist Li, would you like to come with me to take a look?"

Li Qing stood with his hands behind his back, somewhat arrogant. He wanted to remain reserved for a while, but when he felt Shen Chongming's ambiguous gaze, he waved his hand and said, "Fine, fine, I've got nothing else to do, so I'll just go with you."

The two walked together toward the outside of the pavilion, with Li Qing's pace noticeably quicker.

In Shen Chongxu's courtyard, everyone was sitting together chatting.

Shen Xiuchan, who had gone to pick up Mu Yan and the other Shen family cultivators, also returned.

Two figures appeared at the courtyard gate. Shen Chongming stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Third Uncle, look who your nephew has brought."

Upon hearing the sound, Shen Wen'an stood up and turned around to see a proud figure in a light blue robe with two immature dragon horns on his head.

A smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands slightly, saying, "Brother Li, we meet again."

Li Qing, having lost his previous arrogance, smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "It must have been decades since we brothers parted ways, right?"

"You scoundrel, you promised to come visit me often, but now..."

Before she could finish her accusations, Li Qing stopped talking.

He also knew that Shen Wen'an had gone through a lot over the years.

The tunnel in Yangnao collapsed, and the family found themselves in a perilous situation, with no choice but to accept their fate.

Many of the younger generation and Huang Lingshan were moved by the friendship between the two. Shen Chongxu cupped his hands and said, "Third Uncle and Senior Li, please talk first. I will take Senior Sword Immortal and Xiu Chan to find a place to stay."

"Ming-ge, let's team up, brothers."

Shen Chongming nodded, and the group left the courtyard together.

……

The Nine Provinces World, Mount Yansheng.

In the secluded courtyard where Shen Li lived, Shen Xiuyan sat alone in the pavilion.

He had previously obtained an improved version of the Xuanji Dunjia from his great-grandfather Shen Yuan, and planned to bring it to Shen Li to use the Prayer Technique to tell Shen Xiubai about this improved Xuanji Dunjia, so that Shen Xiubai could integrate it into the world barrier of the Nine Provinces World.

However, when he last came, Shen Li was in seclusion.

Now, more than ten days later, knowing the urgency of the matter, he came to the courtyard where Shen Li lived again.

“Xiuyan, if you’re in a hurry, just go and wake your aunt up.”

Hu Meier walked through the vine-covered corridor and arrived at the pavilion, smiling as she spoke.

Shen Xiuyan quickly stood up and cupped his hands in greeting: "Grandma, no need."

“A cultivator’s seclusion for enlightenment is a rare opportunity. There’s still time for this, so there’s no rush.”

Hu Meier sighed softly, shook her head slightly, and didn't say anything more.

"Then please sit down for a while."

Hu Meier gestured for Shen Xiuyan to sit down first, while she hesitated whether to wake Shen Li.

She could tell that Shen Xiuyan was anxious and guessed that he must have something important on his mind.

Shen Li had given prior notice before going into seclusion, saying that she was only studying some witchcraft and it was not a crucial moment for breaking through her cultivation level, so waking her up midway would not have any impact.

Just as Hu Meier was hesitating, a faint and deep drumbeat suddenly rang out above the room at the back of the courtyard.

The drumbeats seemed to come from a distant time and space, desolate yet extremely penetrating, giving people a feeling of trembling in their souls!

As the drums sounded, Shen Xiuyan suddenly stood up and looked up at the empty space.

"Grandma, is that where Aunt Li'er is in seclusion?"

Hu Meier nodded, somewhat stunned.

The next moment, another drumbeat rang out, echoing throughout the entire Yansheng Mountain.

The sound of the war drum instantly stunned all the cultivators within a thousand miles of the entire Yansheng Mountain, whether they were in seclusion or meditating!
Two war drumbeats seemed to awaken the oldest memories deep within their blood.

Some of the monks even had strange images flash through their minds.

The vast land is magnificent with its mountains and rivers.

In the desolate wilderness, imbued with ancient and primordial energy, numerous powerful monsters and demons wreak havoc, their roars echoing across the land.

In the human tribes below, one after another powerful beings, wielding the most primitive stone knives, stone axes, bone swords, or simple bronze weapons, charged towards the terrifying beasts and demons with their powerful physiques!

The earth-shaking war drums mingled with the battle cries of the human ancestors and the pitiful screams of ferocious beasts and demons.

It unfolded in everyone's mind like a magnificent and tragic epic scene.

Although the scene was brief, it stirred the blood of many cultivators.

In an instant, all these cultivators felt the spiritual energy surging through their meridians accelerate, and their affinity with this world became even closer.

A strange feeling welled up in their hearts: they were determined to protect their homeland and their loved ones even at the cost of their lives, which made them fearless!
The war drums in the void grew more urgent and clearer.

The resounding drumbeats gradually echoed throughout the entire world of Kyushu.

In the Qingzhou Sea, many cultivators who were fighting against the sea monsters had previously been hiding in the city out of fear of the monsters' ferocity, but now, amidst the surging drumbeats, their blood was instantly ignited.

One by one, they charged out and fought to the death with the sea monsters!

This drumbeat not only influenced many cultivators, but also excited and passionate ordinary people, who dared to drive their fishing boats into the sea, wielding the most ordinary harpoons and spears.

The sea monsters, who were originally able to fight the cultivators of the Nine Provinces World to a standstill, were all frightened and fled in panic in the face of this situation.

Shen Xiuyan, who was far away in his courtyard on Yansheng Mountain, was naturally unaware of what had happened in the Qingzhou sea area.

At this moment, all he saw was a phantom figure, tens of feet tall, wearing a colorful feathered robe and a crown of jade flowers, slowly appearing in the void above his head.

The phantom exuded a holy and noble aura, and its illusory face gradually solidified, vaguely bearing a resemblance to Shen Li.

Ancient and rhythmic prayers emanated from the figure clad in a robe adorned with five-colored feathers, and the sky of the Nine Provinces world shimmered with multicolored light as these prayers were spoken.

Shen Xiuyan narrowed his eyes and saw a blurry figure in the bright sunlight.

The figure, dressed in a moon-white robe, was slender and stood with his hands behind his back in the void, looking down over the entire Kyushu world.

"Xiubai..."

Upon seeing this illusory figure, Shen Xiuyan couldn't help but murmur.

The figure that emerged in the dawn light was none other than Shen Xiubai, who had died and perished while creating the Five Elements Secret Realm, his soul merging with the world of the Nine Provinces.

Before the collapse of Yangnao's tunnel, Shen Xiubai could often manifest in front of everyone in his divine soul form.

However, after the collapse of Yangnao's earthly path, in order to stabilize the operation of the laws of the Nine Provinces world, Shen Xiubai took the initiative to merge his divine soul with the world's origin.

Since then, apart from Shen Li, who was proficient in the art of praying to the heavens, no one in the entire Shen family has ever seen him again.

In the morning light, Shen Xiubai seemed to hear Shen Xiuyan's murmur. He slowly turned his head, and his fluorescent figure stepped over and landed in the courtyard.

"Brother."

The Shen Xiubai before him seemed to have his humanity briefly awakened, remaining as humble and polite as before, smiling and bowing to Shen Xiuyan. "Xiubai..."

Shen Xiuyan stared blankly, a complex expression on his face.

"Auntie Li'er is about to break through to the Purple Mansion realm..."

Sensing the sorrow emanating from his elder brother, Shen Xiubai changed the subject.

“Ancient shamans revered and believed in the gods.”

"Aunt Li'er's breakthrough is a good thing for Xiu Bai."

"Xiu Bai has something he would like to ask his elder brother for help with."

Shen Xiuyan suppressed his thoughts and quickly nodded, saying, "Please speak, my brother."

After a moment's thought, Shen Xiubai said, "I hope that you, my elder brother, will later build a statue and temple for me in the cities and towns of the Nine Provinces, and that the five domestic animals will offer sacrifices to me in all four seasons."

"By borrowing the faith of the people, I may be able to retain a trace of humanity in the future, instead of completely turning into the ruthless will of the Dao."

“The clan’s historical records can erase the brother’s existence and slowly sever the causal connection between the brother and the clan.”

"When my brother passes away in the future, I will not let the Shen family suffer the calamity along with him."

Shen Xiuyan memorized every word he said, and after confirming that nothing had been missed, he asked, "Does my brother have any other instructions?"

Shen Xiubai stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sky. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "After the Nine Provinces World manifested in the Cangmin Sea, as the current head of the Shen family, you should plan for the future. The Nine Provinces World is different from all the small worlds and Dao Source Secret Realms of the Seventy-Two Realms of Cangmin."

"This is an opportunity fraught with great danger. If this plan succeeds, my Shen family will have the chance to become an eternal family in this world."

"Of course, if we lose, the heavens will be furious, and the Shen family will be completely wiped out."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly raised his palm and touched Shen Xiuyan's brow.

In an instant, a large amount of information flooded into Shen Xiuyan's mind, making him somewhat dazed.

After briefly processing the information Shen Xiubai had conveyed, he was completely stunned.

"This……"

"Besides my great-grandfather, only the head of my Shen family will know about this matter in the future."

"It will require my brother to devise a detailed plan. It will take a hundred years, a thousand years... or even ten thousand years. We cannot rush it."

Shen Xiuyan suppressed his shock, and his gaze gradually hardened.

"Rest assured, my brother, I will risk my life and never let you down!"

Shen Xiubai nodded with a smile: "My brother also has to make sacrifices, all for the sake of the Shen family."

Shen Xiuyan did not speak, but the look in his eyes revealed his determination.

"By the way, this is for you."

Changing the subject abruptly, he immediately took out the jade slip that Shen Yuan had given him.

"My great-grandfather has re-examined the Mysterious Art of Deception, saying that if it can be integrated into the world barrier of my Nine Provinces world, it will have miraculous effects."

The moment Shen Xiubai stretched out his palm and grasped the jade slip, he easily absorbed its contents.

In the blink of an eye, the jade slip turned into dust and scattered with the wind.

"Great-grandfather's expertise in the Dao of Great Evolution is becoming increasingly refined..."

After a slight sigh, the fluorescence on Shen Xiubai's body surface became even stronger.

"Brother, I'm leaving now."

"Aunt Li'er's breakthrough is nothing for your brother to worry about; she has her own way of separating the metal element from her body."

As soon as he finished speaking, his expression turned cold.

Clearly, his humanity, awakened by the prayer, is being suppressed by his divinity.

Watching his figure slowly disappear into the void, Shen Xiuyan's expression was very complicated.

"Xiu Yan, was it... Xiu Bai who was here just now?"

Beside her, Hu Meier's questioning voice rang out.

Clearly, only Shen Xiuyan, the head of the Shen family, saw Shen Xiubai just now; even Hu Meier, who was right next to him, did not see him appear.

Shen Xiuyan snapped out of his reverie and nodded: "Xiubai said Aunt is breaking through."

"Everything will go smoothly, so we don't need to worry."

He picked out some trivial things to tell Hu Meier, but didn't mention the other things that were too important.

Hu Meier nodded slightly, her gaze fixed on the illusory figure several tens of feet tall in the void, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

In the backyard room, Shen Li sat cross-legged, surrounded by a large amount of law power.

The intertwined forces of numerous laws condensed into an ancient altar with triangular and pentagonal shapes and many strange patterns, rather than a phantom image of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

A huge black rock stood on the altar, vaguely resembling a human figure, but its face and gender were indiscernible.

Once the altar was fully formed, it slowly descended under the pull of a force.

Unlike Shen Wen'an and Shen Chongming, the altar that Shen Li had created when she broke through to the Purple Mansion did not fall into her lower abdomen's dantian, but instead went directly into her head.

Ancient cultivators were said to have three dantian: upper, middle, and lower.

The upper Dantian cultivates spirit, the middle Dantian cultivates life, and the lower Dantian cultivates Qi.

In his cultivation of the divine through witchcraft, Shen Li abandoned everything from before and directly opened up his upper dantian during this breakthrough.

As the ancient altar merged into her dantian, a strange aura instantly permeated her body.

The strange aura grew stronger and stronger, and Shen Li's face, with her eyes tightly closed, showed increasing pain.

Gradually, a dazzling golden light shone from his lower abdomen, specifically his dantian.

Immediately afterwards, a wildly twisting and struggling golden energy was forcibly pushed out!
Immortal Gold!
Unlike Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an back then, Shen Li now somehow managed to forcibly extract the Immortal Golden Nature from her body without any of her own Golden Core's spiritual power.

After that immortal golden energy was kicked out of her dantian, Shen Li suddenly opened her eyes, and a dazzling divine soul power quickly formed a miniature ancient altar in front of her!

Then, she reached out and grabbed the violently struggling Immortal Gold, throwing it onto the altar.

As the impassioned prayers resounded, the ancient altar emitted a dazzling spiritual light, slowly sacrificing and refining the so-called immortal golden essence.

The immortal gold on the altar disappeared, and Shen Li waved her hand to retrieve the altar, then slowly stood up.

The strange phenomenon in the void disappeared, and Shen Li's figure passed through the backyard corridor and slowly arrived at the front yard, just as Shen Xiuyan was about to leave.

His purpose in visiting Shen Li was to ask her to use the Prayer Technique to give the improved Xuanji Escape Armor to Shen Xiubai.

Now, Shen Xiubai has taken the initiative to show himself, obtaining the Xuanji Escape Armor and revealing a big secret to him.

This secret involves the Shen family's plans for the next thousand years or even longer. As the current head of the family, he must hurry back and discuss it with his great-grandfather, Shen Yuan, to determine how the plan should be implemented.

“Xiuyan, your aunt has come out of seclusion.”

Hu Meier was unaware that Shen Xiuyan's request had been resolved. Upon seeing Shen Li approaching, she quickly called out to him.

Shen Xiuyan stopped in his tracks, turned around and bowed to Shen Li who was walking towards him, saying, "Congratulations, Aunt, on achieving the Purple Mansion."

Shen Li nodded with a smile, then asked with a hint of doubt, "Did you come here on important business?"

Even in her seclusion, she could sense the commotion outside. She knew that this wasn't Shen Xiuyan's first visit, and since he had just broken through and hadn't had time to experience the changes brought about by this breakthrough, she hurriedly came to the front yard.

"already solved."

"When Aunt broke through, Xiu Bai appeared, and Xiu Yan had already met with him."

Shen Li nodded.

Shen Xiuyan's mind suddenly shifted, and an idea popped into his head.

"However, there is another matter that Xiu Yan would like to ask Aunt for help with."

Now that Shen Li has broken through to the Purple Mansion realm, there's probably nothing else going on.

Moreover, as a shaman, she should know more about matters of praying to heaven and offering sacrifices, so she can be entrusted with the first task that Shen Xiubai instructed her to do.

Shen Li nodded.

Shen Xiuyan then recounted the story of the temple erected around the statue and the seasonal sacrifices to the five domestic animals.

Shen Li thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"You can leave this to your aunt."

"However, you still need to find a literary cultivator who is proficient in painting to meet your second aunt and have Xiu Bai's portrait painted first."

If you want to create a statue, you need a model.

Right now, in the entire world of Kyushu, the only one who can remember Shen Xiubai's voice, appearance, and smile most clearly is probably Liu Yiran.

"Xiuyan will make the arrangements now; I'll leave the rest to you, Aunt."

Shen Xiuyan bowed and left the courtyard, going directly to the pavilion at the top of Yansheng Peak.

Before he could speak, the door to the attic in front of him opened automatically.

"Come in and talk."

Shen Yuan's voice rang out, and Shen Xiuyan cupped his hands in greeting before slowly walking into the pavilion.

In the room on the top floor of the attic, in front of the desk, Shen Yuan listened to Shen Xiuyan's account with a very solemn expression.

After a long silence, he sighed heavily and said, "It's pretty much what I predicted earlier."

"The Nine Provinces World is a special existence that lies between a small world and a Dao Source Secret Realm."

"For the Cangmin Sea, the world of Kyushu is a variable."

"If Xiu Bai's actions succeed, it will be a great merit."

"But there's more to this than meets the eye..."

He pointed to the top of his head, his expression solemn, and said, "That is an existence that none of us can comprehend at present."

Therefore, everything needs to be done with utmost caution.

Shen Xiuyan nodded slightly and said, "Xiubai also instructed that this matter cannot be rushed and should be planned with the determination of a thousand or even ten thousand years."

Shen Yuan sighed solemnly, "What exactly happened in the Cangmin Realm back then, we have no idea."

"Xiu Bai is inherently radical, so there must be some hidden reasons behind his words that he hasn't told you."

"You go ahead and make the plans. I have some ideas, which I will gradually work out. If they work out, they will make the plan even more perfect."

"Has your third grandfather sent any news back?" He changed the subject and asked again.

Shen Xiuyan shook his head slightly: "Not yet, but Grandfather doesn't need to worry. Third Uncle has only been gone for a little over a month."

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded: "Alright, go ahead and get busy. The specific plan for this matter can be adjusted at any time according to the strength of my Shen family. Great-grandfather trusts you."

Born with a literary talent, Shen Xiuyan's wisdom and strategy are, in a sense, the strongest among the four generations of Shen family heads.

He is still inexperienced at the moment, but after a few decades and with more experience, Shen Yuan believes he will be able to surpass himself.

After seeing Shen Xiuyan off, Shen Yuan put his hands behind his back and looked at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window. After his eyes flickered several times, he immediately returned to the futon and sat down.

In less than six months, the severance of the Nine Provinces world will be lifted, and the Nine Yuan Immortal Temple will open.

This was the opportunity he had waited twenty years for.

With the help of the Daoist bell from the Jiuyuan Zhexian Temple, one might be able to comprehend the true Golden Elixir Method in one fell swoop.

However, the closer the day got, the more uneasy he became.

There seemed to be a dangerous warning in the darkness.

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the stronger their connection with the heavens and man. And since he himself cultivates the Great Evolution Path, this kind of mysterious feeling is always very accurate.

In the years since he awoke from the backlash of the Xuanji Dunjia, he had vaguely guessed that the immortal mansion that allowed him to enter the Jiuyuan Zhexian Temple was most likely the Daying Immortal Mansion in the hands of the Daying True Lord back then.

Back then, Luo Tianxing said that the disciple of Da Ying Zhenjun Xu Xiu betrayed Xu Xiu and took away one of Xu Xiu's most precious treasures.

Based on the information he had gathered, Shen Yuan deduced that the person must be Zhang Zeduan.

It was also the terrifying existence that I saw several times when I used the Daying Immortal Mansion to go to the Jiuyuan Immortal Temple.

The Great Lord Xu Xiu possessed a mind as sharp as a demon and was extremely adept at scheming and planning.

Shen Yuan didn't believe that someone wouldn't have other backup plans for something as important as the Daying Immortal Mansion, and he also didn't believe that the old guy would die so easily in the collapse of the Yangnao Earth Dao.

He now wants to deduce it again to see if he can get some specific hexagrams.

The Great Ying Immortal Mansion is definitely not to be abandoned, and Xu Xiu must also be wary of it.

Now it's time to see who can outsmart whom.

……

Unnamed island.

In the golden monkey's dwelling, Shen Wen'an, Li Qing, and the golden monkey sat together in the thatched pavilion.

"Brother Jin, do you mean that you went to the Netherworld, where the Underworld is located, for the sake of Chongxu?"

Shen Wen'an, holding his wine glass, spoke with a dazed expression.

The golden-haired monkey sighed, poured the spirit wine in front of him into his mouth, and said with considerable annoyance, "That brat Chongxu is my disciple, and I, the old ape, cannot watch his path of cultivation end like this."

"It's a pity that during this trip to Youdu, that old fellow, the Lord of the Underworld, avoided me, the old ape, and wouldn't even let me, the old ape, into the Youdu Domain!"

"You damned wench! If my cultivation hadn't not been delayed until it was at its peak, I would have stormed in and taught her a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an was somewhat taken aback.

From the golden monkey's words, he could sense that it was quite familiar with the Lord of the Underworld.

I couldn't help but be curious about the golden monkey's identity.

However, since the golden-haired monkey did not bring up its past, he did not feel comfortable asking directly. With a slight thought, Shen Wen'an decided to try to find out the golden-haired monkey's specific origins by probing indirectly.

If we knew its true nature, we could reveal some of the Golden Nature conspiracy, saving it from constantly worrying about Shen Chongxu's immortal Golden Nature.

"My Shen family has also had many dealings with the Underworld. I've always been quite curious about what kind of force the Underworld is."

"Their cultivation system seems to be significantly different from our immortal cultivation system and other cultivation systems."

Upon hearing this, the golden-haired monkey smiled faintly and said, "Those are a group of ghost cultivators."

"To be precise, he wasn't a true ghost cultivator either."

Ghost cultivator?

Shen Wen'an frowned deeply.

He had heard of "ghost cultivators" before. It was said that some powerful cultivators, when they could not find a suitable body to possess, accidentally absorbed evil energy and slowly transformed into special beings.

Ghost cultivators have no physical body and face numerous tribulations and trials during their cultivation, making them a relatively rare existence.

I never expected that the Underworld of Youdu Domain would be a gathering place for ghost cultivators.

No wonder those underworld beings feared his sword bone magic sword and soul-slaying secret technique, and feared the evil demon that Xu Zhan cultivated.

"Legend has it that when the Cangmin Sea was still the Cangmin Realm, the remnant souls of all living beings after death would be absorbed into the Void, and eventually, after being transformed by the origin of the Great Dao, they would be reincarnated."

"This cycle repeats itself, forming a fixed number."

The golden-haired monkey poured himself a glass of wine and continued in a low voice, "Later, the Cangmin Realm was destroyed in a great war. The laws of Heaven were damaged, the origin of the Great Dao was shattered, and even the Guixu that absorbed the souls of the dead seemed to have collapsed."

"After the beings of the seventy-two realms of Cangmin die, a large number of their remnant souls will be absorbed and transformed by the origin of the small world, while another part will be absorbed by the incomplete Guixu."

"However, the incomplete Ruins of Return no longer has the ability to send the souls of the dead into the cycle of reincarnation. The souls of the dead accumulated and devoured each other, thus giving birth to the first ghost cultivators."

"Back then, the Lord of the Underworld found a corner of the Void Sea Eye and refined it into the Dao Source Secret Realm, which formed the Ancient Netherworld Domain we know today."

Shen Wen'an suddenly realized, and Li Qing, who was standing next to him, also looked surprised.

Over the years, although he had occasionally heard the golden-haired monkey mention the underworld, he had never inquired about it because he was not interested in it. Now, hearing such ancient secrets suddenly, he found it quite strange.

Surprised, Shen Wen'an frowned and said, "According to what Brother Jin said, with the collapse of the Ruins, a large number of souls cannot be transformed. Doesn't that mean the predetermined fate has been disrupted?"

The golden-haired monkey scoffed, "Who says it isn't?"

"In the seventy-two realms of Cangmin today, the number of living beings is much less than in ancient times, and even less than it was ten thousand years ago."

"The reason for this is that the various schools of thought have gone completely astray over the years."

Having said that, a cold smile appeared on its face: "I'm not exaggerating, but if these cultivators from the seventy-two realms of Cangmin were placed in ancient times, more than 90% of them would be called evil cultivators!"

"A true cultivator should eat the clouds and drink the dew, absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and comprehend the great Dao of heaven and earth in order to attain immortality."

"Look at these cultivators now, demons eat humans, humans eat demons, and even humans feed on each other's blood to refine blood pills, while demons devour each other..."

"If this continues, the entire Cangmin Seventy-Two Realms will eventually become a desolate place where only a few powerful beings can survive."

"Until then……"

The golden monkey shook its head and sighed, seemingly unwilling to continue the conversation.

The three remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, the golden-haired monkey looked at the sky with a solemn expression, then waved his hand and set up several restrictions in succession. He lowered his voice and said, "I, this old ape, believe that all of this is a conspiracy by some powerful beings!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing's expression froze, while Shen Wen'an looked at the golden-haired monkey with a strange expression, clearly more curious about the identity of the old ape in front of him.

He knew about the Jin Xing conspiracy because of the memories manifested in his bloodline.

The old ape before them, whose identity was unknown, possessed knowledge of many ancient secrets and deduced that the current state of the Cangmin Realm was being plotted by an unknown entity.

"I apologize for the intrusion, Brother Jin, but your previous identity was...?"

Since the golden monkey was willing to say these things, Shen Wen'an, after some thought, decided to stop beating around the bush and directly ask the question that was on his mind.

All signs indicate that the golden-haired monkey must be an old monster that has been reincarnated countless times.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the ancient secrets it knows.

Meeting his gaze, the golden-haired monkey revealed a strange smile.

"You little brat, you're carrying something from me, Old Ape, don't you realize that yet?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an became even more confused.

Upon seeing this, the golden-haired monkey laughed heartily and immediately unleashed a beam of spiritual light.

The spiritual light was not aggressive, and Shen Wen'an did not dodge it.

As the spiritual light approached and merged into his body, a strange little tree flew out of his body uncontrollably!
(End of this chapter)