Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

As for the original owner's adoptive mother, she did not die.

However, it is said that he went insane because he could not bear the bankruptcy of the Shen family and Shen Leyao's imprisonment, coupled with the criminal responsibility he had to bear.

He is currently at the Jinghai City Mental Health Center.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Nian contacted Shen Yuchuan and went to the mental hospital to visit Shen's mother.

Standing in Shen's mother's private hospital room, Shen Nian examined Shen's mother's soul.

……really.

When the soul is damaged, a person will naturally become mentally unstable, no different from a madman.

The connection with the Shen family has been completely severed.

Only Shen Leyao, whom she had sent to prison, and Shen Yuchuan, who knew nothing when asked, remained.

Shen Nian asked, "I need to go back to the Shen family."

Perhaps there are still some documents in the Shen family's study that were not destroyed.

Although Shen Yuchuan didn't know what she wanted to do, he didn't refuse.

After all, with the Shen family in its current state, there's nothing Shen Nian can't bear to see.

Moreover, the two families behind Shen Nian are not ones he can afford to offend.

Returning to the place where the original owner grew up once again, Shen Nian felt no ripples in her heart.

She went straight into Shen Dahai's study and started rummaging through it.

Of course, there's no need to flip through the pages like an ordinary person. With one's spiritual sense activated, one can clearly know what's in this study.

Finally, at the very bottom of a bookshelf, Shen Nian found a very thin share transfer agreement.

The company name was identical to the one Gu Qiwen had found.

There is also an adoption agreement.

After the original owner left her biological parents' Shen family, she was sent to an orphanage.

Interestingly, a corner of a totem also appeared on the adoption agreement stamped by this welfare home.

But this welfare home, like that unassuming construction company, disappeared from public view ten years ago.

and so……

Perhaps all of this is clear enough already.

Many years ago, perhaps from the moment "Shen Nian" was born, someone had already foreseen that she possessed the same phoenix destiny as "Shen Nian" from a thousand years ago.

Perhaps it was to prevent her from returning to the human world, or perhaps it was because they suspected that "Shen Nian" was her reincarnation.

In short, they orchestrated for Shen Nian to leave the "Shen family" carefully selected by her master and enter another "Shen family" that they had chosen.

They gave Shen Dahai the initial capital to start his business, and even Shen Dahai's bankrupt company may have been a former construction company that went bankrupt, reorganized, and rebuilt.

Then let Shen Dahai adopt "Shen Nian".

Then they tried every means to transfer Shen Nian's fate to Shen Leyao, so that she could take the blame for the Shen family and eventually die at the hands of the Shen family.

As for why they didn't directly attack "Shen Nian"—

Perhaps it's because she possesses a special destiny. To put it bluntly, a phoenix destiny means being favored by the Heavenly Dao. Cultivators are inherently subject to the Heavenly Dao, so directly attacking her could easily lead to a backlash.

So why not use a borrowed knife to kill someone?

They changed her destiny and gradually wore down her luck.

It's just a matter of chance, or whether the other side made a mistake.

It was Shen Nian's death that allowed her to be resurrected and brought back to life.

During this period, she continuously gained the power of faith, and her cultivation not only returned to the Nascent Soul realm before her death, but there was even a possibility of advancing further.

In addition, she continued to find fragments of the wordless book.

This group of people started to get restless.

The Guili Sect was wiped out because someone coveted the two divine artifacts in her master's possession.

They joined forces and wiped out the Guili Sect.

But where were they trying to lure her by deliberately throwing out a blood-soaked corpse as bait?

Is this their stronghold?

Shen Nian slowly exhaled.

She tossed a talisman to Shen Yuchuan.

It's unclear whether that group will continue to target Shen Yuchuan; this is her last act of mercy towards the Shen family.

Whether Shen Yuchuan lives or dies is none of her business.

Whether he survives or not depends on his own luck.

Shen Nian put away the two documents and left the Shen family.

On her way back to Tiannan Mountain, Shen Nian received a message from Hu Die.

Hu Die said that the totem that Shen Nian showed her did indeed exist in the metaphysics guild.

This totem is the mark of one of the sects among the Hundred Schools of Taoism.

Many years ago, when the Xuanmen Guild was first established, this sect contributed a lot to the establishment of the guild.

Unlike the disciples of other declining Taoist sects, the disciples of their sect were highly skilled, proficient in everything from talismans and pills to formations.

Therefore, they have always held a high position in the guild and have a rather disdainful attitude towards other sorcerers.

They consider themselves the only immortal cultivation sect in the world, unlike other esoteric masters or feng shui masters who only know some trivial skills.

At the same time, they believed that ordinary people should submit to their sect, just like the immortal cultivation sects of a thousand years ago, protecting the people and being revered and worshipped by thousands.

But there's a saying—

My lord, times have changed.

People in this era believe in science, and there are doctors to cure diseases, so there is no need to pray to Buddha for life.

This is a modern society where everyone is equal, and the state governs society. It is even less likely that people would worship any kind of immortal sect.

The power of faith they could obtain naturally diminished significantly.

With the decline of spiritual energy, demons and monsters are already rare, so there is even less need for them to subdue demons and monsters.

They look down on ordinary people, who don't need to pray to gods or Buddhas to live their lives well.

In addition, their eccentric behavior led to a death order, permanently expelling the sect from the ranks of all sects.

After all, the leaders established the Xuanmen Guild to win over and appease talented individuals and enable them to play their roles, not to use their mystical skills to wield power.

But the fundamental purpose is still to serve the people.

Although demons have been causing less trouble lately, they haven't been absent nonetime.

When necessary, special cases should still be handled by the guild.

Therefore, the sect's theory that ordinary people must be subordinate to them is naturally impossible to hold true in this era.

Hu Die said that after they left Xuanmen, they went into seclusion and lived in seclusion. Now, no one in Xuanmen continues to keep in touch with them, and Xuanmen Guild cannot find their whereabouts.

Hu Die said, "However, I don't understand. If they were really that powerful, possessing the kind of immortal power to move mountains and seas, why did they compromise and leave the guild back then?"

Shen Nian raised an eyebrow and replied, "Otherwise, what else could they possibly do? Would they really go against the country and its people, kill everyone who disagrees with them, and then rule China and the world?"

Hu Die paused for a moment.

Master Shen, when did you become so famous?

Shen Nian sneered, "The development of this era is the natural trend of history and the inevitable course of events; it is an integral part of the Way of Heaven. If they really did that, not only would they fall from cultivators to demons, but the Way of Heaven would not agree to it either. It would be good enough if they were all struck by a bolt of lightning and their souls were scattered."

Those who cultivate themselves value cause and effect most. If they truly defy the world and incur such grave sins, even if Heaven turns a blind eye, it will not easily punish them.

A thousand years ago, when they wiped out the Guili Sect, Heaven had already shown them leniency, allowing them to linger on until now.

They are now taking lives, yet Heaven remains unmoved.

Shen Nian felt a chill run through her heart, thinking to herself that one day she would shatter this damned Heavenly Dao.

Such dereliction of duty makes one unworthy to act in accordance with Heaven's will.