Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 126 Hunting
When Shen Wenxing arrived at the Huang family residence in Huangyan Town again, he was somewhat surprised to see the intact Huang family mansion in front of him.

Wei Qiuling noticed the curiosity in his expression: "Is something wrong?"

Shen Wenxing shook his head and said to himself, "I never expected that those people from the immortal sects would also have a kind heart."

Wei Qiuling looked over, puzzled.

Shen Wenxing said, "On that day, the disciples of the Immortal Sect led people to attack the Huang family. Because of my presence, fearing that something might go wrong, we only took the Huang family's Blood Toad and then retreated."

"I thought they would come back in a few days and wipe out the Huang family completely..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling frowned slightly.

"It is indeed a bit strange..."

Those people were capable of wiping out an entire family, so they certainly wouldn't show any mercy to the Huang family.

More than two months have passed, and the Huang family still exists intact.

"Let's go and have a look."

Wei Qiuling spoke, and the two walked together toward the Huang family residence.

As they approached, two members of the Huang family at the door immediately said, "Excuse me, the Huang family is not receiving visitors at the moment...?"

"Huh!? Are you Young Master Shen?"

As soon as one of them finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Shen Wenxing looked familiar, so he quickly cupped his hands and asked.

Shen Wenxing nodded: "This is Fairy Wei from Luoxia Mountain. We are here to investigate the group that attacked the Huang family that day."

A fairy from the Immortal Sect!?

The two men's expressions tightened, and they quickly looked at Wei Qiuling, cupping their hands in greeting: "Greetings, Immortal!"

"Young Master Shen, Immortal, please come in."

The courtyard gate opened, and the two went inside.

Huang Yushui, the patriarch of the Huang family, was personally instructing the remaining members of the Huang family in cultivation in the courtyard. When he saw an outsider arrive, he was about to get angry when his eyes fell on Shen Wenxing.

"Young Master Shen!?"

The old man came forward and bowed.

After returning the greeting, Shen Wenxing introduced, "Grandpa, this is Fairy Wei from Luoxia Mountain."

“Fairy Wei, this is Huang Yushui, the head of the Huang family.”

Upon hearing that he was an immortal from Luoxia Mountain, Huang Yushui hurriedly performed a deep bow.

Wei Qiuling simply nodded, looking away.

Huang Yushui looked somewhat embarrassed and then turned to Shen Wenxing for help.

Shen Wenxing said in a low voice, "Fairy Wei is here to investigate the murderer from that day. Grandpa, please have all these clansmen leave."

Huang Yushui nodded repeatedly and dismissed the clansmen who were practicing in the courtyard.

After everyone had left, Wei Qiuling said, "Brother Shen, let's begin."

Shen Wenxing nodded and came to her side.

"What do you need me to do?"

Wei Qiuling made a hand seal and said, "Relax your mind, recall what happened that day, and do not resist."

Shen Wenxing nodded and immediately closed his eyes to recall the scene of his battle with that immortal sect disciple that night.

A gentle finger suddenly touched his forehead, and Shen Wenxing trembled slightly. Then he felt a faint divine sense wander through his sea of ​​consciousness.

Outside, Wei Qiuling's eyes gleamed with a strange light, and the image of Shen Wenxing knocking out the masked Immortal Sect disciple with a single punch that night vaguely appeared in her pupils.

At the same time, a thin, hair-like cyan aura suddenly appeared in the surrounding air and slowly drifted towards the two of them.

Wei Qiuling frowned slightly.

The image flashed in his eyes and then disappeared, and the strange light gradually faded away.

As if sensing something, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, followed by sudden realization, and then anger...

All his emotions eventually subsided, though his expression turned slightly cold.

Shen Wenxing opened his eyes and asked anxiously, "Fairy Wei, how is she?"

Wei Qiuling nodded and said calmly, "We've found out, but it's a bit tricky."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that he wouldn't be able to help much.

"let's go."

After glancing around, Wei Qiuling said something and walked directly towards the Huang family's courtyard gate.

Shen Wenxing turned to Huang Yushui and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Grandpa, we'll be leaving now. We'll visit you again when we have time."

Huang Yushui hurriedly returned the greeting with a cupped hand, watched the two leave, and a hint of disappointment flashed across his face.

He had thought that with the arrival of the immortals from the Immortal Sect, the Huang family could take the opportunity to strike up a conversation and at least become acquainted with them.

However, from beginning to end, Fairy Wei did not say a single word to him.

The Immortal Sect really does look down on the Huang family.

Outside the courtyard gate, Wei Qiuling narrowed her eyes, as if she was thinking about something, and Shen Wenxing did not dare to disturb her.

a long time--

She turned around and looked at him, smiling faintly, "Young Master Shen, you cultivate a body-refining technique?"

Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback, realizing that Wei Qiuling must have seen his recollection of fighting the masked immortal sect disciple using a secret technique, so he stopped denying it.

"It is a body-refining technique that Wen An obtained from the outskirts of the ruins."

"To be honest, Fairy, I have no spiritual root, so this is the only path I can cultivate."

Wei Qiuling chuckled and said, "Brother Shen, there's no need to belittle yourself. There are many cultivation systems in the cultivation world, and body cultivation is considered quite powerful among them."

“For example, in the Qishan mountain range where Luoxia Mountain is located, there is a celestial sect composed of body cultivators, called the Vajra Sect.”

"The Vajra Sect is among the strongest of the many immortal sects in Qishan, and its disciples are monsters that many immortal cultivators are unwilling to face."

At this point in the conversation, Shen Wenxing's expression changed, and he cupped his hands and asked, "Does Fairy Wei know anything about body cultivation?"

"To be honest, since I obtained this body-refining method, without anyone to guide me, I have been unable to grasp the basics and my progress has been slow."

He has been practicing the Azure Dragon Force for several years, but so far he has only grasped a little bit of it, and his progress is indeed very slow.

Wei Qiuling shook her head apologetically.

"Qiu Ling doesn't know much about body cultivation."

"The essence of body cultivation is self-cultivation. It is said that the methods of body cultivation were created by those ancient masters who observed all kinds of beasts."

"The aim is to refine one's physical body to the level of a ferocious beast."

"It is said that every body-refining cultivation method requires consuming a large amount of demon beast essence blood, primordial pills, and rare and precious materials, and undergoing life-and-death trials before one can cultivate to the great perfection realm."

"It's probably not enough to rely solely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to refine one's own qi and blood."

"Young Master Shen could try this approach."

Shen Wenxing suddenly realized that he needed to use the essence blood of demonic beasts and Yuan Dan!
This reminded him of the Iron-Spine Demon Wolf from back then.

After being killed by the father and son, they didn't dare eat any of the flesh and blood; in the end, it all went into Xiao Hei's stomach, and even the Yuan Dan was eaten by that guy.

It seems I'll have to be more careful when encountering monsters in the future. "Thank you for your guidance, Fairy Wei!"

Wei Qiuling smiled and nodded: "I wasn't of much help."

"However, when Qiu Ling returns to Luoxia Mountain next time, she can specifically check the relevant ancient books, which may be of some help to Brother Shen."

After Shen Wenxing thanked them again, the two mounted their horses and headed towards Blackwater Pool.

Upon reaching the outskirts of Jinliu Village, Wei Qiuling reined in her horse and said, "Brother Shen, let's part ways here. I'm going to Fengxian County to discuss with Li Heshan the matter of dealing with the murderer."

As Shen Wenxing bowed, Wei Qiuling had already spurred her horse through the snow and hurried towards the darkness in the distance.

Watching her retreating figure, Shen Wenxing frowned slightly.

He always felt that Wei Qiuling seemed to have become a little strange since she returned from the Huang family.

and also……

Suddenly, the words Wei Qiuling had said before leaving flashed through my mind.

"Let's discuss this with Li Heshan..."

Didn't she always refer to Li Heshan as "Brother Heshan"?

After thinking for a moment, he didn't pay much attention, gently shook the reins, and rode his horse back home.

It was late at night, but Shen Yuan neither slept nor cultivated in the Blackwater Pavilion.

At this moment, he was sitting in the front courtyard room, his hands tucked in his pockets, gazing thoughtfully at the stove in front of him.

The sound of Shen Wenxing opening the door to signal his return rang out, and he came out of the side room and stood at the door, calling out.

"Boss."

Hearing the shouts, Shen Wenxing came to the side room and asked in surprise:
Why isn't Dad asleep yet?

Shen Yuan gestured for him to sit down.

"How's the investigation going?"

Shen Wenxing poured himself a cup of hot tea and then poured another cup for Shen Yuan before speaking: "Fairy Wei said that she has already found out the truth, so I didn't ask any more questions."

"We should avoid getting involved in the affairs of the Immortal Sect if possible."

Shen Yuan sat cross-legged on the stool with his hands in his pockets, frowning and nodding: "That's right, our family is not qualified to get involved in the affairs of the Immortal Sect."

"But I always felt something was strange. I've been thinking about it these past few days, and a suspicion has arisen in my mind."

Shen Wenxing put down his teacup and asked suspiciously.

"What does Father suspect?"

Shen Yuan's expression was solemn as he gripped the lid of his teacup and said in a deep voice, "I suspect that the one who wiped out the entire Xu family was a disciple of Qiyun Valley..."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Shen Wenxing looked at Shen Yuan, but did not rush to express his opinion. He began to recall the whole story in his mind.

"Snapped!"

The firewood burning in the stove made a crisp cracking sound, and he came back to his senses. Meeting Shen Yuan's gaze, he said in a deep voice, "Now that you mention it, Father, I also realize that if it really was Qiyun Valley that made the move, many things can be explained."

"When I went to the Huang family with Fairy Wei, I thought the rest of the Huang family must have been silenced."

"And that day..."

After exchanging their doubts and thoughts and sorting out all the events in between, the father and son were almost certain that the murderer was one of the people from Qiyun Valley Cliff Mountain Academy!

"Father! This..." Shen Wenxing's face turned ugly.

Shen Yuan waved his hand, pondered for a moment, and instructed, "Just know about this, but keep it to yourself."

"Luoxia Mountain should already know this, let's see how the two sects resolve this."

"I should focus on improving my strength in the days to come; chaos is just around the corner..."

Shen Yuan slowly got up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out of the house.

Watching his retreating figure, Shen Wenxing felt a pang of unease.

As the annual festival approaches, martial arts schools and academies are also closed for the holidays.

Early that morning, Zhao Shuan arrived at the manor excitedly and ran into Shen Wenxing right at the head of the door.

"Uncle Zhao."

Shen Wenxing greeted him.

Zhao Shuan smiled and said, "I just happened to have something to ask you."

"With the annual festival just around the corner, everyone has nothing to do and is clamoring to go hunting in the mountains."

"I was thinking, why don't we organize something like this, and add some prizes to make everyone happy?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Wenxing agreed that it was a good idea.

The situation was chaotic, and the village children had been practicing martial arts at the martial arts school for almost a year, but they had never actually fought a real battle.

Martial artists need courage and fighting spirit. Organizing a hunting competition led by the Shen family can not only ignite their competitive spirit but also serve as a training exercise.

This will also help cultivate their loyalty to the Shen family.

As for the prize...

Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Zhao, how about this?"

"Go back and gather the villagers to inform them that the hunt will be held three days from now."

"Tell them that the Shen family will offer twenty Body Tempering Pills as a prize."

"The hunting season will last for three days. The winner of the first place in terms of hunting will be awarded ten Body Tempering Pills, the second place will be awarded five, the third place will be awarded three, and the fourth place will be awarded two."

"The remaining five to ten people will each receive a reward of fifty taels of silver."

Upon hearing these rewards, Zhao Shuan immediately grinned, but then added, "Shouldn't we discuss this with your father?"

Shen Wenxing smiled and shook his head: "It's alright, this is a good thing. I'll tell Father later that we can hold it every year or two."

"Yes! Yes!" Zhao Shuan responded repeatedly, "Then I'll go tell everyone right now!"

Watching Zhao Shuan leave excitedly, Shen Wenxing smiled and shook his head. Turning around to go back, he noticed Shen Yuan standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

"Father..."

"You did the right thing."

Shen Yuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "These children will all be used by my Shen family in the future. It's a good thing to let them see blood beforehand."

"but……"

"Go find your father-in-law and ask him to bring the martial arts masters from the school to help."

"It's good to let the kids gain experience, but we also need to avoid too many casualties."

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands in response, saying, "I had completely forgotten about that."

"My father-in-law and Brother Qi have now entered the Innate Realm. With them in charge, the safety of the villagers can be guaranteed."

"Father, I'm going."

Shen Yuan nodded, watching Shen Wenxing's figure disappear through the courtyard gate. A thoughtful expression crossed his eyes as he murmured:

"Having comprehended that true spirit oath, it's time to pass on the Five Elements Breathing Technique..."

(End of this chapter)