Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 332 Good things happen one after another
Knowing the extraordinary nature of the three beads, and also realizing their terrifying power, Shen Chongming looked at the old beggar with a solemn expression, then cupped his hands and said, "These three beads were obtained by you, senior. Please put them away for now."

He dared not touch any of the three beads himself, nor did he dare let anyone else touch them, lest he expose the secret of the beads and cause further trouble for the Shen family.

The old beggar's murmur was interrupted. He looked up at Shen Chongming but didn't say anything.

Then, in front of the others, he opened his mouth and threw all three beads into his mouth and swallowed them.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming's pupils contracted slightly, and he looked at him with some trepidation.

But after the bead was swallowed, the old beggar seemed to feel no discomfort, which put his mind at ease.

After this matter was resolved, a scream suddenly echoed from the void.

Immediately afterwards, a mangled, bloody corpse fell straight down from the void and crashed heavily onto the ground of Dongji Island.

That was the corpse of Ge Minghong, the former patriarch of the Ge family.

The old man died a very tragic death. Most of his head was cut off, and there was a huge hole in his dantian. His inner palace and golden core were shattered, and a large amount of spiritual power was uncontrollably gushing out from the wound and slowly dissipating into the air.

Having dealt with Ge Minghong, Qiu Mingshui transformed into a streak of light and flew down from above, seemingly targeting Ge Minghong's corpse.

However, at this moment, Shen Chongming, who had just realized what was happening, took the initiative and used his enhanced light to arrive in front of Ge Minghong's body, grabbing Ge Minghong's storage bag in his hand.

After Qiu Mingshui landed, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Shen Chongming, however, had already broken the restrictions on the surface of the storage bag with his powerful lightning force and scanned it with his divine sense.

Seeing that Ge Minghong's storage bag contained no Daoist inscriptions or any rare treasures, he chuckled and handed the storage bag to Qiu Mingshui.

Qiu Mingshui pouted and took the storage bag. A quick scan with her divine sense revealed that Ge Minghong's storage bag was quite rich.

Although there are no great treasures or rare items, there are plenty of various spirit crystals, pills, and rare spiritual herbs and materials.

She nodded in satisfaction: "I killed this man all by myself, and all his belongings are mine. Does anyone have any objections?"

Shen Wen'an frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Qiu Mingshui played a significant role in the attack on Dongji Island, single-handedly holding off Ge Minghong, the strongest member of the Ge family, and killing him alone.

However, they also restrained the other Purple Mansion cultivators of the Ge family, and even killed the three demons of Guangyan Island who wanted to reap the benefits.

The credit is mutual, and the Shen family won't let her work for nothing.

I had originally planned to prepare a special gift for her once all the spoils had been tallied.

But the snobbishness of Qiu Mingshui before me was truly unsettling.

"All dangers here have been averted."

"I consider myself to have completed the task assigned by my master."

Qiu Mingshui, however, was unconvinced. As he spoke, he flashed around, and with a swift movement, he wielded his gleaming curved blade, severing the heads of several fallen Purple Mansion cultivators from the Ge family.

“I’ll take the head back to avenge Senior Yun. The rest is up to your Shen family.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she summoned a covered boat, leaped into it, and headed southwest.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming and the others shook their heads helplessly.

On the bronze ship in the void, Li Qing saw that the battle below had ended, and he landed on Dongji Island with Mu Yan, Mu Chang and others.

Why did Mingshui leave?

Looking at the awning boat that had disappeared into the sky, Li Qing asked curiously.

Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an just smiled helplessly and didn't say anything.

Li Qing clearly understood Qiu Mingshui's temperament, and gave a wry smile, saying, "Just ignore her."

"Now that the Ge family's Purple Mansion has been destroyed, let me handle the rest."

His purpose in coming here was to find an evenly matched opponent to engage in a life-or-death battle, and to see if he could find an opportunity to break through to the Purple Mansion realm.

Almost all of the low-level cultivators and commoners of the Ge family on Dongji Island had perished in the aftermath of the recent battle and the massacre by the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks on Guangyan Island.

Only a dozen or so Golden Core cultivators and a few scattered Qi Refining and Fetal Breathing cultivators remain alive.

These should be no problem to be dealt with by Li Qing, Mu Yan, Mu Chang, and the tribal soldiers under their jurisdiction.

"How about this, Li'er, go help them."

“A small squad of our tribesmen will accompany me to clean up the battlefield.”

"My third uncle and Senior Zhai are taking care of things from the side, in case of any unforeseen circumstances, and are ready to lend a helping hand at any time."

Shen Chongming glanced at the mess on Dongji Island and spoke directly.

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing each found a high point on the island and sat cross-legged. While meditating to recover, they released their divine senses to monitor the situation of Dongji Island and the surrounding waters, to prevent any hidden enemies or other dangers.

Shen Li, together with Li Qing, led over a thousand clan soldiers under the Shen family's jurisdiction to advance into the island, searching for any Ge family cultivators who had escaped.

Shen Li, whose cultivation had reached the Purple Mansion Realm, did not make a move directly.

Instead, as before, he stood in the void above Dongji Island, using magical war drums and war dances to bless his tribesmen.

After searching the island, Li Qing finally discovered Ge Changsheng, who had previously brought disaster to Dongji Island by his own cleverness, and several other Golden Core cultivators from the Ge family.

Ge Changsheng's cultivation level was also at the Golden Core Perfection stage, almost the same as Li Qing's.

Furthermore, with six or seven other Ge family cultivators at the mid-to-late stage of the Golden Core realm beside him, Li Qing should not have been a match for him.

However, many of the Ge family's Purple Mansion Ancestors died in battle, and the clan was almost completely slaughtered.

Such a heavy blow greatly diminished their fighting spirit, and now, even with the combined strength of eight people, they could only barely manage a draw against Li Qing.

Shen Chongming led a small squad of 100 tribal soldiers, slowly advancing along the edge of Dongji Island.

They thoroughly looted all the magical treasures and storage bags from the bodies of the Ge family members who had died tragically.

"Old Patriarch."

"These bones seem to be quite extraordinary!"

While carefully searching, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator noticed the withered bones left behind after the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Light Sharks merged. He slashed at the bones with his magic weapon, but not only did it not leave any mark, his low-grade magic weapon, the longsword, was almost knocked out of his hand by the impact.

He looked surprised and tried to pick up the piece of bone, which was about ten feet long and as thick as an arm, but found that the weight of the bone was far greater than he had imagined.

It must weigh at least a thousand kilograms!
Hearing the shouts, Shen Chongming and the other tribal soldiers nearby all gathered around.

Some of the tribe's soldiers also came to the other skeletons and tried to use magic and artifacts to test them, and indeed found that these strange skeletons were unusually hard.

"Patriarch, there seem to be patterns on these bones!"

A sharp-eyed Shen family cultivator noticed that among the scattered black-gold skeletons, some bones had strange, naturally formed patterns.

Shen Chongming approached and carefully stroked the black gold skeletons, staring at the patterns on them, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

With his keen eye, he could see that these skeletons contained the aura of extremely ancient times.

This confirms the previous legend.

The three Bloodstained Mystic Sharks on Radiant Flame Island may indeed be ancient ferocious beasts buried in the deep sea, having cultivated over countless years.

But something is strange.

Judging from the skeleton before us, this ancient ferocious beast seemed to have been very powerful in life.

However, the strength of the three Corrupted Blood Sharks was only average.

And then... there are those three strange beads!
After the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks merged, they didn't even have a chance to unleash any decent power before the old beggar rushed in and killed them with a flurry of blows.

Those three strange beads were most likely obtained by the old beggar from the three demons.

With those three beads and the remains of this ancient ferocious beast, the three Bloodstained Mystic Sharks shouldn't be this weak.

unless……

Gently stroking the cold, iron-like skeleton before him, an idea popped into Shen Chongming's mind.

He felt that the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks, possessing the heaven-defying Mystic Pearl and the remains of ancient ferocious beasts, were still so weak for only two reasons.

Firstly, they cannot control the three mysterious pearls, and they themselves are not even aware of the pearls' wondrous uses.

Secondly, the skeleton of this ferocious beast clashes with and restrains the power of the Xuanzhu.

"Old patriarch, should we collect all these bones?"

A tribal soldier's voice interrupted Shen Chongming's thoughts.

The three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks were killed by the old beggar during the process of merging with the void. After their bones were scattered, they were strewn across the land for dozens of miles around.

After regaining his senses, Shen Chongming focused his attention on the skeletons again.

After a thorough examination, he still couldn't discern the specifics of the remains.

With a slight thought, he immediately thought of the spirit of the Thunder Pool.

He pressed his palm against the skeleton with its natural patterns in front of him, and his mind sank into the Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

"Lei Ling, can you tell where these bones came from?"

The spirit of Thunder Pool poked its head out from the ancient Thunder Pool, its large eyes glowing with a faint blue light.

In this state, it can see and feel everything in the outside world through all of Shen Chongming's senses.

After a long silence, the spirit of Thunder Pool shook his head with a solemn expression: "I do not know the identity of this ferocious beast in its previous life."

"But I do remember the patterns on the bones."

"It should be a kind of chaotic devouring pattern."

Chaos Devouring Pattern?

Shen Chongming frowned slightly, looking quite puzzled.

The Spirit of Thunder Pool continued, "The so-called Chaos Devouring Pattern is exactly what it sounds like."

"Having been to the outer realms and witnessed the chaotic currents, you should know how terrifying the chaotic energy is. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to survive in the chaos without the help of magical treasures like palaces or special methods such as formations."

But nothing is absolute.

"Some powerful and bizarre races can often ignore the terror of the power of chaos, and rely solely on their strong physical bodies to swim freely in the chaotic sea that makes people tremble at the mere mention of it, just like fish playing in a stream."

"The flesh and bones of these races are all terrifyingly strong without exception."

"I vaguely remember that such beings, due to the long-term tempering of chaotic power, would have chaotic devouring patterns appear on their flesh and bones."

"It's unclear whether this power is a mark left by the tempering of chaotic energy, or a means that they themselves have evolved to resist the power of chaos."

“Boy, these bones are a treasure.”

"If one can comprehend even a fraction of the patterns on it, not only will one's physical body be greatly enhanced, but one might also gain some special skills."

"At the very least, given the hardness of these bones, any magical artifacts or implements could be smashed to pieces if the force is strong enough."

Shen Chongming nodded after hearing this.

He had already tried it; these dark gold bones were indeed quite hard.

Even some top-grade magical artifacts would pale in comparison to it.

Even without any forging, after taking it back, a little polishing and refining would be enough for body cultivators below to use as weapons.

“Collect all these bones.”

“Make room in a few storage bags specifically to hold these skeletons.”

As soon as his consciousness withdrew from his dantian, Shen Chongming immediately issued an order.

The more than one hundred Shen family cultivators around also temporarily put down what they were doing, and in groups of three or five, they carried the huge skeletons together.

They didn't give up even on the smallest bones.

Having endured a life of poverty, the cultivators under the Shen family's rule might not have many other outstanding qualities.

But his hard-working and frugal nature is undeniable.

The group quickly collected all the remains, filling two storage bags, and finally handed them over to Shen Chongming.

The group continued their search and soon arrived at the Ge family's treasure vault.

The treasure vault originally had an extremely sturdy door and several layers of robust protective arrays.

But all of these things were destroyed by the previous Corrupted Blood Shark.

The leader of the three Bloodstained Mystic Sharks even went into the treasure vault and ransacked it.

Shen Chongming led the group deep into the treasure vault and was truly shocked by the sight before them.

As a family of cultivators that has developed for over two hundred years, the Shen family has had quite a few extraordinary encounters along the way.

The treasure trove was not too shabby, filled with rare and precious materials, magical artifacts, and other treasures.

But compared to the Ge family's treasure trove before them, it was truly insignificant.

The Ge family has a history spanning thousands of years, and the vast majority of what they have accumulated over those thousands of years is stored in this treasure trove.

All sorts of spiritual crystals, elixirs, spiritual materials, magical artifacts, and rare treasures were neatly categorized and arranged.

Apart from the outermost few spirit crystal mountains and the shelves where spirit herbs and magical artifacts were placed, which appeared somewhat messy after being hastily taken away by the previous Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark, everything else was in disarray.

Many items deep within the treasure vault remained untouched.

Suppressing his shock, Shen Chongming immediately turned around and ordered, "Store everything here in separate storage bags according to the categories we sorted out earlier."

"Be careful when collecting them; some things are very delicate, so don't break them."

"Yes!"

All the cultivators under the Shen family's rule happily accepted the order, and then silently put the good things in the treasure vault into their storage bags as instructed.

Shen Chongming was not involved in these matters.

His current goal is to find the Taoist jade carvings that the Ge family obtained from the cave in the archipelago some time ago.

He had already checked the storage bags of Ge Minghong and the three Corrupted Blood Sharks.

None of the storage bags contained the Daoist jade carving.

Such an important item, which Ge Minghong did not keep on his person, is very likely still in this treasure vault.

Continuing along the dimly lit passageway, Shen Chongming soon arrived at a stone wall.

"No way?"

The stone wall in front of them seemed to be the end of the treasure trove; there was no way forward.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming frowned deeply.

He didn't find any Daoist seal script jade carvings along the way.

The item wasn't on Ge Minghong's person, nor was it in the treasure vault. Where did that jade inscription go?
Standing before the stone wall, frowning in thought, a figure slowly approached from behind him.

Shen Chongming turned around and saw that the person who came was an old beggar, but he didn't take it seriously.

The old beggar walked barefoot to his side and stood there. His gray eyes stared at the stone wall in front of him for a moment before he walked away.

He slowly raised his withered hand and pressed it directly against the stone wall.

Click!

Without any apparent effort, a deep palm print suddenly appeared on the stone wall.

Is there something behind the stone wall?

Seeing his actions, Shen Chongming muttered in confusion and followed him to the stone wall. He raised his palm and channeled the lightning-attribute spiritual power in his body to blast the stone wall in front of him!
However, the imagined scene of flying rocks did not materialize.

The lightning power in his palm struck the stone wall in front of him, but there wasn't even a sound; it was as if the stone wall absorbed it directly.

The old beggar turned around and glanced at him.

Shen Chongming didn't know if he was seeing things or what, but he could sense a strange emotion in the old beggar's gray eyes, and even vaguely saw the corners of the old beggar's withered mouth slightly upturned, as if he was smiling!

By the time he came to his senses, the old beggar had already turned his head and raised his palm again to press against the stone wall in front of him.

This time, a deep palm print was left on the stone wall as well.

Furthermore, the area around the palm print was covered with numerous fine cracks.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming thoughtfully placed his palm on it as well.

In an instant, he suddenly understood why his attack had had no effect.

The stone wall in front of them seemed to be made of some kind of very special material, capable of blocking magical power.

The old beggar was able to leave his handprint on the stone wall because of his purest physical strength.

Having realized this, Shen Chongming stopped circulating his spiritual energy and relied solely on the power of his physical body to deliver a powerful shock.

Click!

His palm also sank half an inch into the stone wall.

However, compared to the old beggar's palm print, his physical strength was clearly inferior.

The two attacked in quick succession, and a moment later, the stone wall blocking their way shattered with a deafening roar.

As the smoke cleared, a smaller, more exquisite treasure vault came into view.

The walls around the treasure vault were clearly meticulously carved, and their surfaces were inlaid with spirit crystals and engraved with array patterns that provided protection and isolation from auras.

Antique shelves made of special spirit wood are placed against three walls.

In the very center is a seven-foot jade table.

The Daoist script jade carving that Shen Chongming had been searching for was now placed on the jade table.

Beside that jade inscription, there were three jade slips.

Shen Chongming came to the jade table, picked up the Daoist jade carving, and scanned it with his divine sense. He found that the Daoist jade carving recorded the "Summer Solstice" method among the twenty-four solar terms.

He put the Daoist seal jade carving into his storage bag, and then picked up the three jade slips next to him.

After examining it closely for a moment with his divine sense, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes!
[Pupil Technique: Heavenly Enclosure Sundial]!?

Is this the pupil technique that the Ge family obtained in the cave on those islands?

He vaguely remembered that when he encountered the Ge family's three Purple Mansion cultivators being intercepted and killed by Purple Mansion cultivators from the Fuyu Kingdom, one of the Ge family's Purple Mansion elders said that they not only obtained a Dao Inscription Jade Carving in the cave on those islands, but also acquired a rare pupil technique.

Now it seems that the [Pupil Technique - Celestial Enclosure Sundial] recorded in this jade slip should be it.

In the cultivation world, pupil techniques and soul techniques are similar, both being extremely rare secret arts and spells.

Even some powerful eye techniques are often derived from supernatural powers.

Mastering it to its fullest extent is no less than possessing certain supernatural powers or techniques by Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

The value of a single eye technique is immeasurable.

In particular, he also specializes in archery, and with the added advantage of his pupil technique, he is like a tiger with wings.

Shen Chongming carefully put the jade slip back into his storage bag, planning to study this pupil technique properly after he returned.

The other two jade slips contain records of the two most core cultivation methods of the Ge family.

Shen Chongming glanced at it but wasn't very interested.

The Shen family now possesses more than one true method, so they naturally don't value the orthodox method too much.

Moreover, future Shen family cultivators will no longer follow the metal-nature path, and the value of the current cultivation methods, as long as they are related to the metal-nature path, will be greatly reduced.

Only a supreme immortal technique like the "True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle" is worth the Shen family's great expense in pursuing.

After tidying up the items on the jade table, Shen Chongming also put away all the treasures on the shelves against the three walls.

These items are mostly incomplete magical artifacts and treasures, as well as some unknown strange objects.

The most pressing matter for Shen Chongming was that he didn't bother to study the ingenious uses of these things in detail. He planned to take them all back and hand them over to his grandfather, Shen Yuan, to sort out.

When he finished tidying up the small treasure vault and came out, the Shen family cultivators outside had already cleaned up the entire large treasure vault.

Even the shelves that held the ritual implements were not left behind.

Shen Chongming glanced at the spotless treasure vault and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

If anyone from the Ge family were still alive, seeing this treasure trove, which they had painstakingly accumulated over thousands of years, now reduced to a place where even rats would weep upon entering, they would probably die of anger on the spot.

"Let's go outside and take a look." Leading everyone out of the treasure vault, the group arrived outside to find that the final battle was already over.

Noticing that Shen Li was directing other clan soldiers and cultivators to clean up the battlefield, Shen Chongming came up to him and asked, "Where is Fellow Daoist Li?"

Shen Li replied softly, "I got what I wanted, so I'm going back now."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Shen Chongming's face.

"Fellow Daoist Li is about to break through?"

Shen Li nodded with a smile: "I will fight a great battle against one Golden Core Perfection cultivator and seven Golden Core Late Stage cultivators from the Ge family."

"If it weren't for Li'er's secret help, he would have been killed by that Ge family cultivator who exploded his golden core."

Having narrowly escaped death, he seemed to have found a breakthrough opportunity and hastily left Dongji Island.

Shen Chongming nodded.

"Good thing."

"It's a good thing that Fellow Daoist Li can break through."

The three demons on the nameless island: the golden-haired monkey is very strong, but he is used to a life of leisure and does not like killing and fighting.

For the Shen family, it can only be used as their last trump card.

Although Yun Yuejiao is a person of strong emotions, she is only good at alchemy and her weakness is fighting enemies.

If Li Qing can break through, given his relationship with his third uncle, he will not refuse any requests the Shen family may have in the future.

"The cultivators of the Ge family on the island and the many commoners who have the blood of the Ge family have all been dealt with."

“Just now I also used a direct descendant of the Ge family, a Golden Core cultivator, to place a curse in their bloodline.”

"Now, anyone who possesses the bloodline of the Ge family and whose strength is no greater than mine will inevitably die."

Shen Li spoke in a deep voice.

Don't be fooled by her gentle and quiet demeanor, her lazy and casual attitude, and her kind appearance.

When dealing with enemies, however, they deeply understand the principle of "cutting the weeds by removing the roots".

Now that we have chosen to take action against the Ge family, we must not let any person with Ge family bloodline go, whether they are cultivators or ordinary people.

"Aren't there many other ordinary people on the island?"

Shen Chongming scanned the entire Dongji Island with his divine sense and discovered that there were still some traces of ordinary people there.

Shen Li nodded slightly: "There are several thousand people. What does Brother Chongming plan to do with them?"

"Dongji Island seems like a good place. Perhaps my Shen family could..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming quickly shook his head.

"Dongji Island is nice, but now is not a good time to occupy it."

"We haven't gotten past the Fuyu Kingdom yet."

"We'll have to wait until the turmoil in Buyeo Kingdom subsides before deciding whether or not to occupy Dongji Island."

"Since things are almost settled here, let's retreat first."

“Take all the people on the island away; leave no living creature behind.”

The Fuyu Kingdom will certainly not give up easily for a piece of Daoist jade carving.

Now that the entire Ge family is dead and all the good things on the island have been looted, they must leave quickly to avoid running into the Fuyu Kingdom and causing unnecessary trouble and unforeseen events.

Shen Li nodded slightly, and then beckoned everyone to board the bronze ship.

After checking carefully once again to make sure there were no details missed, Shen Chongming and Shen Wen'an slipped onto the ship.

The massive bronze ship slowly started up and quickly transformed into a streak of light, flying away into the distance.

……

Snow-covered sea cliffs, the world of the Ice God Palace.

In the elegant courtyard, Chu Xiangyu, the Grand Elder of the Ice God Palace, looked at Shen Chongzhen with a solemn expression.

Zhou Xuan, standing to the side, also had a complicated expression.

Meeting their gazes, Shen Chongzhen remained remarkably calm.

He emerged from seclusion today after several months of isolation.

Zhou Xuan, who had been protecting him, was very curious upon seeing this.

She had assumed that Shen Chongzhen, having hardened his heart and entered a life-or-death seclusion in order to break through to the Golden Core realm, would surely be able to easily reach it.

For months, Shen Chongzhen did not open the Heavenly Gate, nor did he show any signs of the heavens bestowing immortality upon him. Shen Chongzhen thus inexplicably emerged from seclusion.

When Zhou Xuan asked out of curiosity, Shen Chongzhen said that he had already made a breakthrough.

After a careful examination, Zhou Xuan indeed found a perfectly round inner core sword pellet in his dantian, and the inner core sword pellet also had an aura similar to immortal gold.

However, she had been staying in the courtyard every step of the past few months, and was able to confirm that Shen Chongzhen had not caused any unusual phenomena, nor did she know what the metal-like substance in his inner core sword pill was.

Realizing something was wrong, she immediately brought Shen Chongzhen to see Chu Xiangyu, who had just emerged from seclusion a few days prior.

Chu Xiangyu was equally puzzled after examining Shen Chongzhen's body.

With her limited knowledge, all she could tell was that the inner core sword pill in Shen Chongzhen's dantian did indeed contain something similar to metal.

But this thing is clearly weaker than the immortal gold bestowed by the heavens.

What puzzled her even more was why Shen Chongzhen, with his background and talent, did not open the Heavenly Gate when he broke through to the Golden Core stage.

Not only did it not open the Heavenly Gate, but it also failed to evoke the divine intervention and grant the immortal golden nature.
All of this overturned her understanding of spiritual practice.

At the same time, it made her feel that there might be a problem with her disciple's cultivation.

"Chongzhen, I have an idea."

Looking at Shen Chongzhen in front of her, Chu Xiangyu pondered for a long time before finally speaking.

"Master, please speak."

Shen Chongzhen respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.

He didn't know how to explain to Chu Xiangyu and Zhou Xuan that he had broken through to the Golden Core stage using the "Taking Kan to Fill Li Golden Core Method," so he simply pretended to be confused and said that he had also broken through step by step and didn't know why he had cultivated to his current state.

His thinking was simple: what's done is done. As long as he continued to cultivate and show his master and wife that his strength hadn't been greatly affected and that there were no problems on his path of cultivation, this matter would soon be over.

But clearly, Chu Xiangyu couldn't accept it.

"I have some connections with some old monsters in the world of Dan Zun."

"I will personally go to the world of Danzun later to ask for a Nirvana Pill for you."

Nirvana pill?
Shen Chongzhen asked with some curiosity, "May I ask, Master, what is the use of the Nirvana Pill?"

Chu Xiangyu sighed and said, "The Nirvana Pill is an extremely special kind of pill."

"When some cultivators in the cultivation world are weak, they may be limited by their own strength, insufficient family power behind them, poor cultivation techniques, or damage to their immortal foundation, resulting in an unstable foundation and no hope of breaking through to a higher level."

"Taking the Nirvana Pill gives cultivators a certain chance to retrace their steps without harming themselves, allowing them to start their cultivation journey from scratch in the fastest way possible and make up for their innate deficiencies."

"This is comparable to reincarnation and cultivation, but it is faster to return to the peak than reincarnation and cultivation, and there is no risk of failing to awaken the wisdom of one's past life and completely dying and disappearing."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongzhen's eyes widened in surprise.

"Such a miraculous elixir exists in the world?"

Chu Xiangyu sighed slightly and said, "This pill is an ancient rare pill, and the Phoenix Nirvana Power in the pill-refining materials is so rare that it is comparable to a spiritual artifact."

"I don't know if I can obtain this pill for you; I can only try my luck."

Hearing this, Shen Chongzhen felt very uncomfortable.

This master of mine always has a cold and aloof demeanor, seemingly indifferent to everything.

However, he is actually extremely protective of his own, and is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Given the extraordinary effects of the Nirvana Pill, its rarity and value are self-evident.

She wants to go to the Pill Master World to seek pills, which is impossible to do by relying on personal connections alone; she will likely have to pay a huge price behind the scenes.

Comparing the two situations, he felt that continuing to keep it from her was really going too far.

Whether it's the Golden Nature Conspiracy or the Golden Elixir Method of Taking Kan and Filling Li, the secrets involved are too shocking.

If things go wrong, the entire Shen family could be wiped out.

He didn't dare to gamble.

"Master."

After some thought, Shen Chongzhen solemnly cupped his hands and said:
"I feel great right now, my disciple."

"You really don't need to bother going to the world of Dan Zun."

Hearing this, Chu Xiangyu looked at him with displeasure: "Now is not the time to be willful."

"Without the Immortal Golden Nature, the Golden Core in your dantian is far inferior to that of a normal cultivator."

"In the future, let alone the Nascent Soul stage, even breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage will be difficult."

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Xuan'er and your family."

As she finished speaking, she glanced at Zhou Xuan.

But seeing his pleading expression, the cold voice softened slightly as it said, "The lifespan of a Nascent Soul True Monarch starts at a thousand years."

"With the sword scripture you cultivate, you can only live for a maximum of five hundred years. How are you going to make Xuan'er spend the remaining hundreds of years of her life?"

Shen Chongzhen lowered his eyes and listened attentively to her reprimand, then looked up at the two people in front of him.

"Xuan'er, Master, please believe in Chongzhen."

"With this golden core, Chongzhen is certainly not much different from those cultivators who possess immortal golden cores."

"even……"

A surge of pride welled up within him, and he continued in a deep voice, "Chongzhen is even quite confident that he will be stronger than those cultivators who possess the Immortal Golden Core in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan looked somewhat stunned, but then nodded emphatically.

She knew Shen Chongzhen well; he was always calm and never spoke without reason.

Now that she has said this, she chooses to believe her unconditionally.

Chu Xiangyu, on the other hand, had her brows furrowed.

As one of the strongest cultivators in the Cangmin Sea, she has a thorough understanding of the current path of cultivation.

I have no idea where Shen Chongzhen got the confidence to say such a thing.

But having been together as master and apprentice for over twenty years, she also understands her apprentice's personality.

After some thought, she suddenly waved her hand and created a barrier around herself.

"Tell me honestly, is there something you're having trouble telling me?"

Having visited the Nine Provinces world once, Chu Xiangyu sensed a very strange feeling from the Shen family members.

This cultivation family, which was able to escape unscathed from the schemes of a terrifying being like the Great Ying True Lord and has developed to its current state in just over two hundred years, exudes extraordinary qualities in every aspect.

Shen Chongzhen pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I have a secret I cannot tell you, Master."

"When the opportunity arises in the future, I will definitely apologize to you, Master, and tell you everything."

Having said that, he turned to look at Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan nodded with a smile: "It's okay, Xuan'er believes in you."

Chu Xiangyu pondered for a long time, but in the end she could only sigh helplessly and wave her hand to put away the barrier.

"Alright, I only hope you're not acting impulsively."

"Otherwise, in the end, there might not even be room for regret."

Shen Chongzhen nodded earnestly, cupped his hands, and said, "Your disciple will never disappoint your master."

Chu Xiangyu nodded and didn't want to say anything more about the matter. She changed the subject and said, "There is still a year before the strongest sword chooses its master."

"You should prepare well during this time."

"Also, I will be contacting your Shen family later. Is there anything you would like to say to your family?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongzhen said, "Please trouble Master to tell my family elders that I have successfully broken through to the Golden Core stage."

"So they don't need to worry."

Chu Xiangyu was somewhat stunned when she heard this.

She truly couldn't see through Shen Chongzhen and the Shen family.

If it were a normal cultivator, upon learning that a junior member of their family had broken through to the Golden Core stage but lacked even the golden element bestowed by the heavens, and that their path of cultivation was almost cut off, their first reaction would be anxiety, worry, and even disappointment.

But Shen Chongzhen took this as good news.

Unable to understand, Chu Xiangyu didn't dwell on it and simply got up and left.

Watching her figure disappear, Zhou Xuan sighed softly, stood up, and said, "Let's go back first."

Shen Chongzhen nodded, and the two of them left Chu Xiangyu's residence together, returning to their own courtyard.

Inside the pavilion.

Zhou Xuan rested her chin on her hands, gazing absently at the distant sunset.

Behind him, Shen Chongzhen brewed a cup of spiritual tea, poured tea for himself and Zhou Xuan, and said, "Although Master compromised this time, he must be feeling quite disappointed."

Zhou Xuan's somewhat scattered gaze slowly focused as she turned and sat down in front of the desk.

Shen Chongzhen handed over the steaming hot spiritual tea.

"You...you're really not just trying to comfort me and Master?"

Zhou Xuan did not reach out to take the teacup, her beautiful eyes filled with a strong sense of scrutiny.

Meeting her gaze, Shen Chongzhen shook his head slightly: "Of course not."

He took a sip of tea, paused, and said, "After the matter of choosing a master for the supreme sword is over, the two of us will return to the Nine Provinces World."

"At that time, if Grandpa gives me permission, there are some things I might tell you."

"You'll understand all of this once you know those things."

Zhou Xuan pursed her lips, took the teacup from his hand, took a small sip, and said with some relief, "Alright then, I'll believe you this time."

"If I find out someday that you were lying to me..."

Zhou Xuan clenched her little fist and waved it in front of Shen Chongzhen, then glared at him with a grumbling.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongzhen smiled but remained silent.

The last rays of the setting sun gradually disappeared.

In the cozy room, the couple sat on the bed.

"I have already asked my senior brothers and sisters to help me inquire. All sword cultivators in the sect can participate in the selection of the master for the strongest sword."

"But the order of priority is something you have to fight for yourself."

"You've just broken through to the Golden Core stage, and your strength is still somewhat inferior to those sword cultivator disciples within the sect."

"Tonight is... to give you my primordial yin first..."

"This might help you break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, which would give you a better chance."

Zhou Xuan's rosy cheeks were even more noticeable against her silver hair.

Shen Chongzhen glanced at her sideways and slowly reached out to embrace her.

"If we are fortunate enough to have the strongest sword recognize its master this time, it will indeed ease Master's worries."

Although Chu Xiangyu eventually compromised after the day's explanation, her worries probably haven't lessened much.

Zhou Xuan nodded silently, then waited anxiously.

……

The Great Hall of the Yansheng Family on Mount Yansheng in the Nine Provinces World.

The night was deep, and the main hall was brightly lit by candles. Shen Xiuyan, dressed in a moon-white scholar's robe, was engrossed in reading the book in front of him.

A cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, dressed in a black outfit, hurriedly entered the hall and bowed: "Patriarch, Senior Chu of the Ice God Palace has activated the altar, saying he has important matters to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyan's face lit up with joy. He immediately closed the book in front of him, stood up, and said, "Let's go."

Under the guidance of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, Shen Xiuyan soon arrived at a secluded secret room.

The door was pushed open, and a faint light flickered in the secret room.

The white jade disc left behind by Chu Xiangyu when she left the Nine Provinces World emitted a dazzling white light.

Chu Xiangyu stood with her hands behind her back, bathed in light, waiting quietly.

Shen Xiuyan straightened his clothes and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "Xiuyan greets Senior."

Chu Xiangyu snapped out of her daze and nodded slightly in return.

"The reason I activated the altar this time is mainly because of the magical artifacts that were previously crafted using the new method."

Shen Xiuyan remained silent.

He knew that Chu Xiangyu was definitely referring to this matter.

Now it all depends on what attitude the Ice Palace will take.

If this cooperation can be achieved, the Nine Provinces world will have an opportunity to quickly accumulate spirit crystals.

With enough spirit crystals, you can buy anything that circulates in the market, whether it's cultivation techniques, magical artifacts and pills, or rare and exotic beasts.

At that time, the foundation of the Kyushu world will rapidly strengthen.

Some external plans can also be implemented in advance.

Chu Xiangyu sighed and said, "I showed that sword to the Palace Master."

"However, I haven't mentioned that the magic weapon came from the Shen family yet. The Palace Master wants me to find the weapon refiner who made that magic weapon at all costs."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyan's expression changed slightly.

The attitude of the Ice God Palace Master is already very clear.

At this point, even with the protection of Chu Xiangyu, the Grand Elder of the Ice God Palace, the Shen family would absolutely not be able to cooperate with the Ice God Palace again.

Seeing that Shen Xiuyan understood her meaning, Chu Xiangyu did not elaborate further.

He then changed the subject, saying, "I have another idea now."

"The risks are a bit high, but the good thing is that all the proceeds from the sale of the magical artifacts will belong to your Shen family."

What are your plans?

After a moment's thought, Shen Xiuyan cupped his hands and said, "I think this is inappropriate."

Chu Xiangyu's illusory figure was somewhat surprised.

Before she could speak, Shen Xiuyan once again cupped his hands in a sincere gesture and said:

"Senior, you may not know this, but my Shen family has risen from humble beginnings. All the family heads have upheld the same principle: to repay kindness."

"The Ice God Palace is the Ice God Palace, and the senior is the senior."

"Now that you are willing to point out a clear path for my Shen family, the spirit crystals obtained from selling magical artifacts should naturally include a share for you."

"I dare to offer you the two portions that I promised to the Ice God Palace. I hope you will not find them offensive."

Chu Xiangyu, who was inside the light screen of the white jade Dharma plate, suddenly smiled upon hearing these words.

(End of this chapter)