Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 104 Do you want to kill me?
The first rays of morning sunlight pierced through the gaps in the leaves and shone on the deep, dark pool, causing a thin mist to rise from the surface.

The door to the pavilion in the pool was pushed open, and Shen Wen'an walked out.

Before him, the small golden sword floated in mid-air, like an obedient little pet.

With a thought, Shen Wen'an sent out the golden sword as if it were his own arm, circling rapidly in the air before piercing into his body.

Shen Wen'an was very satisfied with this.

After a night of refinement, he has not only mastered the art of sword control, but has also successfully refined the Dragon Soul Sword into his own sword embryo!
The sword embryo is the foundation of a sword cultivator, similar to the immortal embryo of a cultivator in the immortal path.

In the cultivation of immortality, the first priority is tempering the body, which is easy to understand.

The body is a container, and the strength of the container determines how much it can hold.

After body tempering is completed, the next step is to cultivate qi and gather qi to conceal oneself.

By utilizing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, one continuously nurtures a celestial embryo within the dantian, ultimately transforming the celestial embryo into a golden elixir.

This transformation is somewhat similar to the formation process of an egg.

The final golden elixir is similar to a complete egg.

After Shen Wen'an refined the Dragon Soul Sword into his own sword embryo, he truly stepped into the threshold of sword cultivation. From then on, the sword embryo was formed, and unless there was a special heaven-defying opportunity, he would have no way to switch to other cultivation systems.

Similarly, the same applies to cultivators of the immortal path.

Once the immortal embryo is formed, the path of cultivation will be basically fixed.

Before practicing embryonic breathing, one can freely change cultivation methods or even switch to other cultivation systems.

However, Shen Wen'an's mastery of the sword embryo does not mean that he is already a master of the embryonic breathing realm; his true cultivation level is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

However, after having the sword embryo, he can slowly refine spiritual power into sword essence power.

Sword essence is a unique spiritual power possessed by sword cultivators, and it is the foundation upon which sword cultivators are hailed as the strongest offensive cultivators of their level.

Feeling the Dragon Soul Sword slowly transforming the spiritual energy within his dantian, Shen Wen'an strode towards the manor.

After finishing breakfast, he hesitated for a long time before looking at Shen Yuan and saying, "Father, I want to go and see those ruins."

My father only wandered around the perimeter and luckily entered a room inside the ruins, yet he obtained the incredible treasure of the bronze pot and cultivation techniques such as the "Cloud Dragon Technique." This is enough to prove that there must be many good things inside the ruins.

He killed Liu Hong of Yashan Academy in front of Qiyun Valley, and it is still unknown how Qiyun Valley will ultimately deal with him.

But with his master's intervention, his family shouldn't be implicated.

Before he was punished, he wanted to get more good things for his family.

More importantly, after refining the Dragon Soul Sword into a sword embryo, he seemed to feel a mysterious calling from the depths of his heart, guiding him to the Dragon Tamer's Mansion.

"You're going to the Dragon Tamer's residence?" Shen Yuan frowned slightly, looking somewhat hesitant.

Shen Wen'an nodded: "Father, don't worry. I broke through last night by chance, and now I have the magic sword at the bottom of the Blackwater Pool to rely on. My strength has already surpassed Xu Xiu's, so there should be no danger."

Seeing his determined gaze, Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and then said, "Then I'll go get you a map."

Taking the animal skin map out of the house, Shen Yuan solemnly instructed, "That ruin is very strange. Although I didn't encounter any danger after entering, I could always feel some strange and oppressive power in the dark."

"You must not go too far on this trip. This new route on the map is the crack that your father discovered."

Shen Wen'an took the map, examined it carefully, and then stuffed it into his pocket.

"Father, your son is leaving."

"and many more."

"Have your mother bake you some pancakes and bring some dry food with you."

Shen Wen'an didn't turn around, but simply said, "There are plenty of wild animals in the mountains, we won't go hungry."

Watching his figure disappear into the distance, Shen Yuan sighed.

In the evening, the eldest brother, Shen Wenxing, returned from the medicinal herb garden on the mountain, holding two purple fruits that resembled five-pointed stars in his hand.

The fruit emitted a faint fragrance and had a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy on it.

"Father!"

Shen Wenxing approached with a smile and handed two fruits to Shen Yuan.

"This is... a Purple Star Fruit?"

Shen Yuan took the fruit and examined it carefully, discovering that it was practically an otherworldly version of a starfruit!
Except for being slightly smaller and being purple, it is otherwise identical to a starfruit.

"Six years have passed, and this thing has finally yielded results."

"We only found these two, and they were on the same fruit tree. For some reason, the other purple star fruit trees did not bear fruit."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Yuan said, "It must be that the fruit tree absorbed something."

Shen Wenxing also felt that this was probably the reason.

"Father, this looks like it can be eaten directly, right?"

Along the way, he carefully examined the two fruits and found nothing unusual, so he thought they could be eaten directly.

"It's best to be careful."

Shen Yuan examined the purple star fruit in his hand again, then looked around the courtyard.

Shen Wenxing immediately understood his meaning, went directly to the pavilion in the courtyard, and picked up the little black dog that was playing with Shen Chonghong!
The little creature seemed to know what was about to happen, and struggled and cried out desperately.

Shen Wenxing looked down at it and said, "Don't be afraid, it's a good thing!"

Holding the little black dog, Shen Yuan took out a kitchen knife and carefully cut off a piece of purple star fruit flesh, then used chopsticks to put it into the little thing's mouth.

The delicate fragrance entered his mouth, and the little guy couldn't help but smack his lips and swallow the piece of purple star fruit.

After a long time, the father and son were relieved to see that it did not show any unusual reaction.

"try again."

Shen Yuan cut another piece of fruit and placed it on the ground.

This time, without Shen Wenxing having to pry it open, the little guy took the initiative to come forward, ate the fruit, and then wagged its tail as it looked at the Purple Star Fruit in Shen Yuan's hand.

"There shouldn't be any problem."

Seeing this, Shen Yuan carefully cut off a piece the size of a fingernail and put it in his mouth to chew.

The flesh is fragrant, sweet, and crunchy, somewhat similar to an apple.

As the juice flowed into my stomach, I could clearly feel a faint spiritual energy contained within it.

After confirming that there were no problems, he cut off a large piece and handed it to Shen Wenxing.

"Try it, it tastes good."

Shen Wenxing took the fruit and put it in his mouth. After chewing, his eyes brightened slightly.

"Father, it's delicious!"

Nearby, little Shen Chonghong saw his father and grandfather eating and couldn't help but run over and look up at them.

"What are you eating?"

"Hong'er wants some too! Hong'er wants some too!" Shen Yuan glanced down at him and said with a smile, "You want some too?"

The little guy opened his big eyes and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, then you can have a taste."

Shen Yuan cut a small piece of purple star fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

This thing contains spiritual power. Although Shen Chonghong also has a ninth-grade bloodline, he is not even a post-natal martial artist, so Shen Yuan does not dare to give him too much.

"good to eat!"

"Hong'er wants more!"

The little guy wolfed down the fruit, his eyes fixed on the purple star fruit once more.

"Hong'er, stop fooling around! Eating too much of this will give you a stomachache!"

Shen Wenxing picked him up and pinched his belly.

"It's not bad that this stuff can be eaten directly."

"If the other purple star fruit trees bear fruit next year, Lingxiu and your mother can eat more."

Shen Yuan looked at the Purple Star Fruit in his hand with satisfaction.

There are now nine people in the family. The eldest son, Shen Wenxing, has already reached the second level of Qi Refining and has begun to cultivate the "Azure Dragon Force," so there is not much to worry about.

The second brother, Shen Wenyan, is following the path of literary cultivation. He doesn't know much about the specifics, but he has embarked on the path of cultivation.

The youngest, Shen Wen'an, has the highest cultivation level and is also a sword cultivator. The brat is independent and has his own opinions, so I don't have to worry about him.

However, the women in the group were somewhat unsatisfactory in their cultivation.

His wife, Hu Yufen, is currently only at the initial stage of the Acquired Realm, while Huang Lingxiu, although she has practiced martial arts since childhood, is still only at the late stage of the Acquired Realm and has not even reached the peak.

As for Zhao Xuan and her daughter Shen Wenping from the second son's family, they are just ordinary people.

In recent years, the Shen family has been slowly transforming into a family focused on cultivation.

Shen Yuan also understood that cultivation varies from person to person, and forcing it is useless if one does not have the aptitude.

But as the head of the family, he in principle hoped that no one would be left behind, and that everyone in the family could embark on the path of cultivation.

I don't expect them to reach any great heights, but at least they can have a clear conscience in the future.

"Father, where is Wen'an?"

"Still cultivating?"

After playing with his son for a while, Shen Wenxing asked.

Shen Yuan shook his head slightly: "They went to the ruins and left early this morning."

Hearing this, Shen Wenxing asked with some concern, "Won't it be dangerous for him to go alone?"

Shen Yuan smiled faintly and looked in the direction of Hidden Dragon Mountain, saying, "That brat is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, stronger than his father. He'll be fine."

Hidden Dragon Mountain.

As night falls, firelight flickers deep within the dense jungle.

Beside the campfire, Shen Wen'an sat cross-legged, examining the animal hide map in his hand by the light of the fire.

He was moving very fast and had now reached a point less than a hundred miles from the ruins.

I plan to rest a bit tonight and then head to the ruins to explore them properly first thing tomorrow morning.

A gentle breeze blew, and the campfire in front of us flickered a few times.

Shen Wen'an slowly raised his head, looking into the darkness in the distance, and the azure Tai Xuan sword energy slowly emerged in his eyes.

Although he couldn't see anything specific in the darkness, his keen intuition, which he had possessed since childhood, made him sense a murderous intent approaching.

The gentle breeze seemed to carry a faint, almost imperceptible fishy smell.

As the aura of danger drew ever closer, Shen Wen'an slowly stood up, a flash of light appearing in his hand, and the Dragon Soul Sword appeared in his grasp!

This is another benefit of refining the Dragon Soul Sword into a sword embryo.

When not in use, the Dragon Soul Sword can be stored in the dantian, and when needed, it can be summoned directly.

Holding a long sword, he stood quietly by the campfire.

Time passed slowly, and the eerie aura drew ever closer.

But nothing was revealed in the darkness.

Shen Wen'an frowned slightly. With his eyesight, although he couldn't say that he could see as clearly as he did in the dark, he could still see through dozens of feet of darkness.

Intuitively, the danger lurking in the darkness was very close.

But neither his divine sense nor his eyes detected the other's presence, which made him somewhat puzzled.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense, but Shen Wen'an remained calm and composed. Suddenly, his long sword unleashed a beam of light that flew directly toward a large ancient tree twenty feet to his left!
Bang!
The sharp sword light cleaved the ancient tree in two!

A strange fluctuation of spiritual energy also appeared!
"Fellow Daoist, your intuition is keen."

A hoarse voice rang out from the darkness, and two dark figures slowly emerged not far ahead.

Shen Wen'an looked closely and saw that the two dark figures were a human and a beast.

Both were entirely black, almost perfectly blending into the darkness.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be nervous."

"I am Luo Chuan from Hundred Beasts Mountain. May I ask which immortal sect you come from?"

Shen Wenan quietly looked at the man and beast in front of him, without answering immediately.

As a sword cultivator, one's sword heart is clear.

He could clearly sense that the other party had just intended to kill him.

"You were trying to kill me?"

When Shen Wen'an spoke, Luo Chuan from Hundred Beasts Mountain stiffened slightly, then chuckled dryly, "Fellow Daoist is joking."

"My Hundred Beasts Mountain is a reputable and righteous sect, not an evil cultivator. How could we do such a thing as murder and robbery?"

"Fellow Daoist, you must be a disciple of the Twelve Immortal Sects Alliance to appear in this Yangnao Land, right?"

Seeing that Shen Wen'an did not deny it, Luo Chuan continued, "Several elders from Hundred Beasts Mountain, together with Senior Ji from Qiyun Valley, are working to break through the natural order of the mountain. Now they have reached a critical moment. The natural order has been forcibly broken, and danger may appear in the mountain at any time."

"Luo and his senior brother were ordered to guard this place to prevent anyone from accidentally entering and losing their lives."

"Fellow Daoist, you cannot go any further."

"If I were to lose my life, wouldn't that be a dereliction of duty on my part?"

Shen Wen stared at him quietly for a long time before slowly raising the sword in his hand.

"You still want to kill me."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he flashed forward and charged straight ahead!
(End of this chapter)