Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 113 Background
"Anu, bring me a wine cup."

Shen Yuan spoke, and Shen Wenyan got up and took an exquisite wine glass from the side.

"Wen'an, you already know how to use this thing."

"I will give you the things now, but I have only one request."

Looking at Shen Wen'an in front of him, Shen Yuan said in a deep voice, "Improve your strength as much as possible."

Currently, Shen Wen'an has the highest cultivation level in the entire Shen family, having reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

However, his personality flaws meant that he could not be relied upon for other family matters.

The most appropriate approach is to cultivate it as a family's foundation and trump card.

No matter what changes may occur in this world in the future, having a strong person in the family will always provide a way out.

Shen Wen'an took the copper kettle and looked at Shen Wenyan beside him.

"Should we leave some for Second Brother?"

Before Shen Yuan could answer, Shen Wenyan shook his head and refused, saying, "Second Brother's path is different from yours, so he doesn't need this."

"Father, I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Shen Yuan nodded slightly.

"Since Father has built a martial arts school at this Blackwater Pool, why not also build a private academy?"

Shen Yuan laughed after hearing this: "What, you also want to impart knowledge and teach?"

"to make!"

"It just so happens that Chongming and his brothers will need you to teach them when they get their first education."

“Building an academy, if you can cultivate a few scholars among the children in the village, that would be quite good.”

Seeing that his father agreed, Shen Wenyan happily stood up: "Thank you, Father. I will tell the teacher about this now."

"I believe he will be very happy to know."

Seeing his appearance, Shen Yuan chuckled and scolded, "Now that you're a father, you need to be more mature in the future."

Shen Wenyan responded and ran out.

Looking at his retreating figure, Shen Yuan felt a little dazed, as if he could see the mischievous Anu from his childhood back with him.

Danzhou, Qiyun Valley.

Ji Yan's condition has stabilized, but his meridians and soul have been severely damaged, and it is unknown whether he will have a chance to recover.

With injuries like his, if Qiyun Valley hadn't possessed some resources, including two Heavenly Origin Pills that even Golden Core Realm experts would covet, he would probably have already perished.

In the elegant courtyard of the valley, Pei Zhao and Yun Zhongzi sat in front of Ji Yan.

Li Heshan and Pei Yuwan stood behind the two.

"Elder Ji, what exactly happened that day?"

Pei Zhao spoke.

During Ji Yan's recovery period, they had questioned Li Heshan and the other man, but neither of them could clearly explain the details of that day.

Ji Yan's face was somewhat pale. He sighed deeply, and as he recalled the past, a hint of fear involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

"We have all been tricked by Hundred Beasts Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhao and Yun Zhongzi exchanged a glance but did not interrupt, waiting for Ji Yan to continue.

Ji Yan pondered for a moment, suppressed his fear, and said in a hoarse voice, "That mountain doesn't contain a dragon corpse at all, but a living dragon at the peak of the Golden Core realm!"

A living dragon!?

Pei Zhao was taken aback: "Beast Mountain knows that the dragon is alive?"

A hint of resentment flashed in Ji Yan's eyes as he nodded and said, "Those old bastards definitely know."

"I suspect that their scheming for over a hundred years wasn't due to an inability to break through the forces of heaven and earth, but rather because they couldn't find a way to deal with that dragon!"

“That day, I had clearly found the key to the power pattern array. It would have only taken some time to break the power of heaven and earth.”

"But that old scoundrel Fang Yu from Hundred Beasts Mountain has been trying to stop me with all sorts of excuses."

"I had a little trick up my sleeve and set up a small wind-listening formation at the core of the formation."

"It turns out that someone from Hundred Beasts Mountain has already gone to Blood Gu Mountain, intending to spend a lot of money to buy a Fallen God Pill."

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhongzi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The Fallen God Pill... They intend to obliterate the dragon's consciousness and then refine it into an absolutely obedient battle beast."

Ji Yan nodded.

“In recent years, Hundred Beast Mountain has become increasingly domineering. If we allow their schemes to succeed, the major immortal sects of Qishan Mountain Range will likely only have two choices: to submit or to be destroyed.”

After hearing this, the others all agreed with Ji Yan's point of view.

That's how the cultivation world is—survival of the fittest.

The reason why dozens of immortal sects and forces in the Qishan Mountains are able to maintain the status quo is because they are being checked and balanced.

Even powerful sects like Hundred Beasts Mountain and Vajra Sect do not possess the absolute strength to withstand the combined attacks of other immortal sects on their own.

But if there were a dragon at the Golden Core Perfection Realm, that would be a different story.

Within the Hundred Beasts Mountain Sect, there was already an old monster at the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm, plus a dragon battle beast at the Perfect Golden Core Realm.

Even if all the immortal sects in the entire Qishan mountain range were united, they would still have no chance of winning.

"Then... Elder Ji, you released the dragon?"

Li Heshan asked the question.

Ji Yan shook his head slightly and sneered: "It's just that Hundred Beasts Mountain is too unlucky."

"That dragon seems to have already reached the Golden Core Perfection Realm, but due to the existence of the great power of heaven and earth, it has been unable to sense the Heavenly Tribulation and undergo tribulation to transform into human form."

"This time, the great power of heaven and earth is being gradually broken, which must be because the heavenly tribulation has sensed its existence."

"The final formation was destroyed by lightning tribulation."

Upon hearing this, Li Heshan immediately thought of the first bolt of lightning that appeared that day.

"Elder Ji, what about the elders from Hundred Beasts Mountain?"

Pei Yuwan asked curiously.

"them?"

"They've probably already turned to ashes."

Ji Yan scoffed: "That was the tribulation of the Nascent Soul Realm. I was just lucky back then, as I wasn't in the center of the tribulation."

"Even so, affected by the lightning tribulation, three defensive formations were instantly destroyed, and even the low-grade magic robe was ruined."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhao couldn't help but shudder.

The elders of Hundred Beasts Mountain were at a similar level to him, all in the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, or at most the Great Perfection of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

To send a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage to face the tribulation of the Infant Transformation stage...

No matter how powerful you are, you'll probably be reduced to ashes by the lightning tribulation.

"So, after you left, that dragon was undergoing its tribulation?" Yun Zhongzi asked, his eyes gleaming.

Ji Yan nodded: "I just don't know if that dragon has successfully transcended its tribulation yet." "If that dragon has successfully transcended its tribulation, it might just come straight to Qishan and cause trouble for Hundred Beast Mountain."

"After all, over the past hundred years, the old guys from Hundred Beasts Mountain have caused it quite a bit of trouble."

Yun Zhongzi didn't seem to care much about this.

What he was more concerned about was how a desolate place known as the Punishment Land could hide a dragon at the peak of the Golden Core realm.
And what about the natural forces that trapped the dragon? Were they truly formed naturally or were they man-made?

"Heshan".

After pondering for a long time, Yun Zhongzi turned to look at Li Heshan.

"Master."

Li Heshan cupped his hands in greeting.

"You and Yu Wan should immediately select twenty disciples from each academy and rush back to Yangnao Land to prepare for the excavation of that ruin."

"Yes, Master." Li Heshan bowed.

Yun Zhongzi then looked at Pei Zhao.

“Junior Brother Pei, I would like to trouble you to go to Luoxia Mountain in person to discuss the excavation of the ruins with Sect Master Fu.”

Pei Zhao nodded and stood up: "Junior brother, I'll go there now."

After arranging these matters, Yun Zhongzi stood up and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Elder Ji, please take good care of yourself. I'll head back now."

……

The He family of Yunzhong County.

He Tianming, the head of the He family, sat in the head seat.

Below, several elders of the He family sat in their seats with grim expressions.

"Patriarch, the Shen family has gone too far this time."

"If he dares to ask for two villages today, he'll dare to ask for the entire city of Anyang tomorrow."

"Luoxia Mountain handed over Yunzhong County to our He family. How are we supposed to explain this to Luoxia Mountain now that the Shen family has done this?"

"In my opinion, the patriarch should have clearly told the Shen family to go directly to Luoxia Mountain about this matter!"

Several clan elders offered their opinions one after another.

He Tianming remained silent throughout.

After the others had finished speaking, he turned his gaze to He Yan, who had remained silent the entire time.

"Third brother, what do you think?"

He Yan had actually been pretending to be deaf and dumb the whole time, and had no intention of expressing his opinion at all.

But now that He Tianming has specifically asked, he can only smile and say:

“Patriarch, I think there’s no need to worry about this at all.”

Upon hearing this, the other elders present were immediately enraged, their beards bristling and eyes wide with fury.

"What do you mean by that, kid!?"

"They're already riding roughshod over the He family, are we just going to put up with this?"

He Yan curled his lip and said, "What else can we do but endure it?"

"To be honest, you gentlemen don't think that our He family holds a more important position in the hearts of Luoxia Mountain than the Shen family, do you?"

When the people present heard this, their faces all turned ugly.

They wanted to refute it, but upon closer examination, they suddenly realized that He Yan's words were entirely correct.

"Alright, alright." He Yan stood up with a faint smile and looked at He Tianming, saying, "Instead of worrying about this matter, Patriarch, why don't you think about what kind of congratulatory gift to send to the Shen family?"

congratulations?

He Tianming frowned and asked, "What congratulatory gift?"

"Is someone in the Shen family getting married again?"

He Yan shook his head slightly and said, "I received news that the Shen family has built a martial arts school and an academy next to that Blackwater Pool, and they will be completed soon."

"It seems that they are definitely trying to cultivate their own power."

"Whether it's the opening of a martial arts school or an academy, it's still just a pretext."

"We should show our appreciation."

He Tianming was very displeased after hearing this.

"It's one thing for the Shen family to give way on taking over those two villages, but do they expect us to shamelessly offer them gifts just to open a small martial arts school and academy?"

"Isn't this a bit too unbecoming?"

The other elders immediately chimed in, feeling that He Yan was making a mountain out of a molehill and damaging the He family's reputation.

"Ugh!"

Seeing their reactions, He Yan shook his head helplessly and smiled, "It seems you haven't realized the difference between us and the Shen family."

"Patriarch, elders, I'm just telling you the truth, please don't be angry."

The people present looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

He Tianming glanced at him and said, "Don't be foolish, just say it."

He Yan's smile vanished, replaced by a solemn expression. "In the eyes of Luoxia Mountain, our He family is nothing but a dog."

"The Shen family is the one they need to win over."

His words were like a merciless iron hand, tearing away the last fig leaf of the He family.

The elders present, including He Tianming, all looked grim, but remained silent in their rebuttal.

Because they themselves knew in their hearts that He Yan was right.

On the surface, the He family is now the dominant force in Yunzhong County, a powerful force capable of engaging with the Immortal Sect.

But in Luoxia Mountain's eyes, they really were just a guard dog.

Ironically, in this "courtyard" in Yunzhong County, there lived a distinguished guest of the owner.

No matter how loyal a dog is in guarding the house, if it bites its owner's honored guest, its fate is predictable.

"Why is this happening..."

The elder of the Ariga family looked grim and murmured in a daze.

He Yan glanced at him and sneered, "Because our He family doesn't have any descendants like Shen Wen'an or Shen Xianren."

"If one day, my He family can also produce a descendant who is favored by the Sword Immortal, not to mention the Shen family, even Luoxia Mountain will treat us with respect."

He Tianming and everyone else present remained silent.

He Yan sighed again, cupped his hands, and asked, "Patriarch, what do you plan to send to the Shen family as a congratulatory gift?"

He Tianming pondered for a moment and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."

He Yan narrowed his eyes, then cupped his hands in greeting and left.

(End of this chapter)