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Outside the Tang Mansion.

From the dark corner, the gray-haired old man emerged, his face extremely gloomy.

Shen Shanshui's perceptive power clearly exceeded his expectations.

"What a remarkable young man. He was detected as soon as he revealed even the slightest aura."

"His junior sister is a freak too; she actually swallowed the wisp of Yin spirit that entered my dream completely!"

The gray-haired old man's eyes were ferocious, and his mouth was stretched wide, his smile extremely eerie.

"Genius... What I enjoy most is torturing geniuses. I'll let you live a few more days."

"Your destiny to immortality will all belong to this old man."

If it weren't for the fact that there were two Foundation Establishment level officials in charge of Qingyang County, he would have already made his move.

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"In my dream, there was an old man who said he wanted to take me as his disciple."

"I told him I had a master, and that he was too ugly."

He got angry and called me a brat.

"And then, he...he..."

As she spoke, Shen Lingxi's eyes suddenly became unfocused, as if she didn't want to continue.

"Continue speaking, and don't hide anything." Shen Shanshui frowned, her tone very serious.

Shen Lingxi looked away, pouted, and stammered, "Then I got hungry, and that old man... turned into a giant roast chicken."

"It smells so good, I... so I'll give it to him..."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Shen Shanshui gasped, staring intently at his junior sister's innocent expression.

"You said you fed it...?!"

Shen Lingxi was playing with her fingers with her head down, unaware that she had just been in a dangerous situation.

She was just afraid that her senior brother would scold her again, since she was dreaming about eating.

Little did she know that Shen Shanshui, standing before her, was already feeling extremely angry and fearful.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, the first of the three calamities, the Bifeng, allows their Dao body to be refined and sublimated.

The second calamity is Yin Fire, which scorches the soul. Cultivators who overcome it can condense their Yin Spirit.

A single, clear thought, with an unwavering soul, is like a dream or a shadow, resembling a ghost; this is the spirit of the underworld.

The spirit of the underworld kills in dreams, silently and mysteriously.

In other words, that person was at least a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who had survived the second calamity.

Moreover, his actions were extremely insidious, even targeting Shen Lingxi, who was merely at the Qi Refining stage.

"Senior brother, I've already broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining. I'll cultivate diligently from now on, so please don't be angry."

Shen Lingxi grabbed her senior brother's hand and pitifully pouted.

"well……"

Shen Shanshui raised his hand and gently stroked Shen Lingxi's head, his lips moved slightly, but he still didn't say anything.

Let this girl continue to be naive; let her senior brother bear the brunt of the unsavory stuff.

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Silent all night.

The next day, Tang Xiao secretly slipped a storage bag into Shen Shanshui's hand.

Storage bags are almost an essential item for cultivators. Depending on their quality and the amount of items they can hold, their prices vary considerably.

Shen Shanshui also has one, which was left by his master, there are probably three of them.

The storage bag that Tang Xiao gave to Shen Shanshui was a full hundred cubic meters in size and was filled with spirit stones and precious materials.

In addition to the 500 high-grade spirit stones offered as a reward by the government, there are also many herbs and spiritual materials containing spiritual energy.

Although these medicinal herbs and materials are not of high grade, they are abundant, making them the ceiling that ordinary people can reach.

Those truly precious elixirs and spiritual treasures are priceless and cannot be bought simply because you have money.

"Patriarch Tang, this..."

Shen Shanshui was somewhat embarrassed. Although the Crimson Spirit Pill he gave Tang Yan was extremely precious, even a Golden Core True Monarch might be tempted.

But that was given to him by the system for free; Shen Shanshui never paid for it.

"Master Shen, please don't refuse."

Tang Xiao sighed and then said, "It would be a waste to keep these things with me. A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. I, Tang Xiao, have no great ambitions. I am content to live a comfortable old age as a wealthy man."

"But you only have one son. You are Yan'er's master, so please take good care of him in the future."

After saying this, Tang Xiao bowed deeply.

Shen Shanshui quickly helped him up.

"Tang Yan is my disciple, and I will certainly treat him well."

It must be said that Tang Xiao is an extremely intelligent person. Perhaps he was initially somewhat lucky, but after what happened last night, he must have figured things out.

It's still uncertain whether the person who appeared last night was the same person from before.

Regardless, Tang Yan has completed his Dao body and will surely stand out in the future.

The protection the Tang family has received in secret over the years will likely disappear without a trace.

Thus, some wealth that one shouldn't have naturally becomes a death sentence. It's better to give it all to Shen Shanshui, which might at least win some favor for one's son.

After Tang Xiao left, Shen Shanshui sat on the jade platform and gazed at the sky.

Unexpectedly, trouble came knocking shortly after they came down the mountain.

"Was that person here for Tang Yan?"

"Lingxi and I have only recently come down from the mountain and haven't made any major enemies. So why would I target Lingxi first?"

"And Lingxi, that girl actually ate a wisp of Yin spirit essence from a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Shen Shanshui didn't really care about the so-called trouble.

Cultivators fight tooth and nail for a chance encounter, with life-or-death battles being commonplace. Otherwise, where would those offensive and magical techniques come from?

So fight if you can win, and run if you can't, and run to the main city of Jiangnan Prefecture.

If you're so capable, why don't you fight under the nose of a Golden Core True Monarch?

Therefore, Shen Shanshui was actually more concerned about Shen Lingxi's abnormality.

This girl is usually a bit gluttonous, but the fact that she can eat spirits is truly astonishing.

He carefully examined Shen Lingxi but found nothing unusual.

Unfortunately, the system has never reacted to Lingxi, otherwise, given the system's status, it should have been able to know.

"Well, it doesn't seem like a bad thing now; on the contrary, it's a way for Lingxi to save her life."

Shen Shanshui could imagine that if a similar spirit entered the Dream Spirit Stream again in the future, and found a drooling, greedy girl standing opposite him, while his own spirit inexplicably turned into roast chicken and roast duck, he would definitely be quite shocked.

Half a day later.

After more than a month, Tang Yan finally emerged from seclusion.

The scorching heat swept out of the room.

Hahaha……

"If Heaven had not given birth to Tang Yan, the path of immortality would have remained shrouded in eternal darkness!"

Tang Yan, full of high spirits, laughed heartily as he left.

Shen Shanshui was not surprised by this boy's abstract art.

Tang Yan walked straight to Shen Shanshui and knelt down in front of him with a thud.

"Master, your disciple thanks you for your great kindness."

Shen Shanshui slowly raised his hand, and an invisible force lifted Tang Yan up.

"Mountains have no fixed shape, and water has no fixed course. Only by guarding against arrogance and impetuosity can one achieve success in the end. From now on, refrain from making unfounded boasts."

"I'm afraid you'll get killed by someone just by being casually slapped."

"Master, I have confidence! I will overcome everything!"

"I'm confident that you'll be crushed by someone else."

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