Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 115 The Storm Begins!
After the meal, Shen Yuan asked Shen Wenyan to take He Zishi to his place to get some books and reading materials to alleviate his homesickness.

He arrived at Blackwater Pavilion with Shen Wenxing.

Hearing the commotion, Shen Wen'an came down from the second floor of the pavilion.

"Father, brother."

The two nodded, and the father and his two sons sat down.

"Wen'an, how has your cultivation been lately?"

Shen Yuan glanced at him and asked.

Shen Wen'an was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and neither he nor Shen Wenxing could see through his cultivation level.

Now that they met, all that could be felt was that Shen Wen'an's spiritual energy fluctuations had become much stronger, but what his specific level was remained unknown.

"He has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining," Shen Wen'an said.

Upon hearing this, both Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing showed expressions of surprise and delight.

Eighth level of Qi Refining!?
This speed was indeed somewhat beyond their expectations.

After the initial surprise, Shen Yuan asked with some concern, "Has the spiritual liquid in the copper pot been used up?"

"Won't there be any problems with such a rapid increase in cultivation level?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head slightly: "There was originally one drop of spiritual liquid left, but another drop was condensed some time ago."

"Father, there's no need to worry. I have a deep understanding of swordsmanship, and I won't have any problems before I can achieve embryonic breathing."

Seeing the confidence on his face, Shen Yuan suddenly thought of the swordsman.

Although he did not know the specific identity of the swordsman, the other party was undoubtedly a master swordsman.

It used a wisp of its incomplete sword spirit to help Shen Wen'an condense his divine soul, and then merged with Shen Wen'an's divine soul.

As a master swordsman, the swordsman's fragmented sword spirit must contain a great deal of understanding of the way of the sword.

After his consciousness dissipated, these insights into the way of the sword should have been left to Shen Wen'an.

"I plan to first raise my cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining, and then slowly convert the spiritual power in my body into sword essence, and then seek an opportunity to break through to the realm of embryonic breathing."

Shen Wen'an's voice was calm, as if there were no bottlenecks for him in breaking through.

"One must not be too hasty in matters of spiritual practice."

"If it settles down more, there will be some benefits."

Shen Yuan quickly spoke up.

In terms of cultivation level, he was inferior to his son, but his many experiences from his previous life made him understand that the faster the cultivation level improved, the better.

It's like an ordinary person suddenly winning millions in the lottery.

Unexpected wealth, not money earned through hard work, will not be appreciated and will only lead to an inflated ego, ultimately resulting in its squandering.

In the context of spiritual practice, this would likely be what practitioners often refer to as "inner demons."

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly: "Father, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Shen Yuan nodded.

Shen Wenxing, who was standing to the side, looked over and asked, "Father, what are your plans for He Zishi?"

"Does He Yan have any other intention in keeping this person in our house?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Yuan said, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

During the day, although he felt that He Yan and his grandson were not acting, he still needed to be careful about this matter.

It seems that the two families have a good relationship.

But no one can guarantee that the He family won't have any ulterior motives if they are tempted by sufficient benefits.

"Boss, what are your thoughts?"

Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment and said, "I think, to be on the safe side, He Zishi should not be left in Blackwater Pool."

"How about I take him to Anyang City in a couple of days, buy him a house there, and let him stay there?"

Shen Yuan shook his head after hearing this.

“This move is inappropriate. There are other immortal sects’ Ascension Pavilions in Anyang City. He Zishi is a member of the He family. If other forces have designs on the He family, they will inevitably target him.”

Shen Wenxing nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't we send him to Yunshui Town?"

"Should we let him run the shop with his younger sister?"

Shen Yuan did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment and said, "Then ask him tomorrow if he is willing to go."

"Otherwise, I plan to have him help out at the academy, which will also protect him."

Shen Wenxing nodded, keeping the matter in mind.

"Is anything wrong at the martial arts school?"

Shen Yuan asked.

He didn't have time to visit the martial arts school during the day, and he didn't know if there would be any problems after the school opened.

Shen Wenxing said, "I was just about to tell Father that the villagers have saved up some money over the years, and they are all willing to spend it so that their children can get ahead in life."

"I heard from my father-in-law that the martial arts school enrolled more than eighty disciples on its first day of opening, and all of these disciples are willing to use medicinal cuisine."

“My father-in-law is worried that the prepared medicinal diet won’t last long, so we need to find a solution as soon as possible.”

After hearing this, Shen Yuan sighed heavily.

He had anticipated this, which is why he had taken precautions and instructed Huang Qingzhou to collect the blood toad's remains.

Although they currently possess two thousand Blood Toad Remains, the eighty-odd disciples who require medicinal diets to temper their bodies only receive three servings of medicinal diet per month. They won't last a year before their food supplies run out.

Most of these children are ordinary people without spiritual roots, so their cultivation will not be very fast. If they don't lay a good foundation in body tempering, they will probably find it difficult to even break through to the Innate Realm and start Qi Refining.

While acquired martial arts practitioners still have some use in the present, as time goes on, the number of practitioners is increasing.

Acquired martial artists can only become cannon fodder.

If this continues, their lead will be gradually closed.

“Father, I heard in Qiyun Valley that there is a kind of pill called Body Tempering Pill.”

At this moment, Shen Wen'an suddenly spoke up.

Body Tempering Pill?
Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback, recalling that Li Heshan had given him three Body Tempering Pills at his son Shen Chongming's full-month celebration.

It is said to be a kind of elixir that is several times more effective than medicinal cuisine.

"Body Tempering Pills are good things," Shen Yuan said after a moment of contemplation.

His wife, Hu Yufen, broke through to the Acquired Martial Artist realm with the help of Body Tempering Pills and Qi Nourishing Pills.

Let alone refining Body Tempering Pills, they don't even know the basic medicinal ingredients for alchemy.

Seemingly sensing his father's helplessness, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment, then got up and went upstairs.

After a long while, he came downstairs, holding a letter in his hand.

"Brother, send someone to deliver this letter to Senior Sister Pei tomorrow."

Shen Wenxing took the letter and asked in surprise, "You wouldn't be asking Fairy Pei for the Body Tempering Pill directly, would you?"

Their relationship with Qiyun Valley is now somewhat delicate.

This would have been inappropriate even in the past, let alone now.

Shen Wen'an shook his head slightly: "Elder brother can have someone send it over." Shen Wenxing didn't speak, but looked up at his father.

Shen Yuan stared at the documents in front of him for a long time before saying, "Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll think of other ways."

"By the way, tomorrow you should also go and see Lingxiu's father. We should have started preparing for raising the blood toads a long time ago."

"The Body Tempering Pill is ultimately a celestial elixir; we'll have to figure out a solution for the medicinal cuisine ourselves."

Shen Wenxing nodded.

The next morning, he first asked He Zishi if he would be willing to go to Yunshui Town to help take care of the shop.

Although He Zishi was somewhat worried that he wouldn't do a good job, he still agreed.

Shen Wenxing told his sister about it and told her not to forget to take He Zishi with her when she left, and not to bully him when they got to the shop. Then he went to the martial arts school.

Early in the morning, many disciples in the martial arts school began their training with great enthusiasm.

The common people of Jinliu Village all knew about the Shen family's rise to power, so they were particularly interested in cultivation.

Most of them probably never dreamed of being favored by the immortal sect like the Shen family, but they still hoped that their children could become martial artists or cultivators and be valued by the Shen family.

On the training ground, two men, both around thirty years old and bearing a striking resemblance, were earnestly instructing their disciples on stance training.

Shen Wenxing arrived and bowed to the two men, saying, "Brother Qi, Brother Lin."

These two men are Huang Yunxiao's two sons.

The two brothers were originally centurions in the Yunzhong Border Army. Before the Immortal Sect descended, Huang Yunxiao had been trying to find a way to transfer them back from the border army.

Now things are really messed up; both the Yu Kingdom and the Western Wilderness Barbarians are under the control of the Immortal Sect.

Therefore, the numerous armies of the Yu state no longer had any purpose.

The two returned home to find the situation chaotic, and they had no other options for the time being.

Having been asked by Huang Qingzhou to help out, I guess I do have something to do.

The two men smiled and cupped their hands in greeting: "Is Shitou here to see his uncle?"

Shen Wenxing nodded.

The elder Huang Qi spoke up, "Your uncle is in the inner courtyard. You should go there first."

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands in greeting and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Inside the inner courtyard, Huang Qingzhou was also cultivating.

A few days ago, Shen Yuan gave him five Qi-Nourishing Pills.

Although Huang Qingzhou said that there was no hope for a breakthrough in martial arts, he did not give up directly and still planned to try again.

"Father-in-law."

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands in greeting.

Huang Qingzhou finished his practice and slowly opened his eyes.

"Stone, you've come at the perfect time."

"In my cultivation these past two days, I've been able to sense some strange energy fluctuating around me. Could this be what's called spiritual energy?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing's face lit up with joy.

"Congratulations, father-in-law! This is a sign that you are about to enter the Qi Refining stage."

"oh!?"

Huang Qingzhou stood up excitedly: "Is that really true?"

Shen Wenxing nodded: "The innate stage of martial arts and the Qi Refining stage of immortal cultivation are different paths leading to the same goal. Both involve comprehending the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and absorbing and storing that energy within the body."

"This process is similar to breaking through the acquired realm and comprehending the power of qi and blood."

"There exists a state of Qi perception in all of them."

"The fact that my father-in-law can sense spiritual energy means that he is not far from breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm."

Shen Wenxing said happily.

Huang Qingzhou was naturally very happy that he was able to break through to the Qi Refining stage.

After all, the other party was both his master and his father-in-law.

"Haha..." Huang Qingzhou stroked his beard and laughed twice, "I never expected that I would have the chance to break through to the Innate Realm in this lifetime."

"I really have to thank your father this time."

"By the way, is there something you need?"

Shen Wenxing nodded: "It's about raising blood toads."

Huang Qingzhou nodded slightly: "This matter is indeed urgent."

"It just so happens that I had already sent someone to make arrangements with the two families that raise blood toads a few days ago. Since I have nothing to do today, I can go and pay them a visit."

The two walked out from the inner courtyard.

"Qi'er, Lin'er, Shi Tou and I are going out for a while. We'll leave things here to you two for now."

Huang Qi and Huang Lin nodded.

On the official road, the father-in-law and son-in-law each rode a fast horse.

Shen Wenxing asked, "Father-in-law, which family are we visiting this time?"

Huang Qingzhou said with a faint smile, "You should remember the Xu family of Chunshui Town."

Xu Family of Chunshui Town...

Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment and then realized.

He did indeed have an impression of the Xu family.

When the Shengxian Pavilion was first built, three immortal seedlings were discovered in Anyang County. One of them, named Xu Jing, came from the Xu family in Chunshui Town.

I still remember that there was a little girl named Bai Yue who was also a celestial seedling. When the three of them were sent to the Ascension Pavilion in the county town, the old patriarch of the Xu family personally came to Anyang County, reluctant to part with them.

Unexpectedly, the Xu family actually had the skill of raising blood toads.

“Chunshui Town and Yunshui Town are quite far apart, so we need to speed things up,” Huang Qingzhou said.

Although the two towns both belong to Anyang County, one is located at the westernmost part of Anyang County and the other at the easternmost part of Anyang County. Anyang County is vast and sparsely populated, and the two towns are indeed very far apart, about two or three hundred miles apart.

The two stopped chatting and immediately spurred their horses toward Chunshui Town.

They arrived at Chunshui Town around 1 p.m.

The two found a roadside tea shop and prepared to have a cup of cold tea and rest.

The tea shop owner was an elderly man over sixty years old.

As the old man served tea, Shen Wenxing asked, "Uncle, could you please tell me how far the Xu family in Chunshui Town is from here?"

Upon hearing the words "Xu family," the old man's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the tea spilled onto the desk.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wenxing raised an eyebrow: "Uncle, has something happened to the Xu family?"

The old man hurriedly wiped the documents on his desk with a rag on his shoulder, carefully glanced at the guests on his left and right, and said in a low voice, "The Xu family suffered a calamity three days ago. More than a hundred people in the family died!"

The Xu family has been wiped out!?
Shen Wenxing and Huang Qingzhou exchanged a glance, both with solemn expressions.

(End of this chapter)