Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 130: Literary Advisor
The revival of Yangnao has once again altered the landscape of power dynamics.

The Yu Kingdom originally had twenty-two prefectures. The twelve immortal sects initially each occupied one prefecture, while the remaining ten prefectures were nominally under the jurisdiction of the royal family.

Now that spiritual energy has fully recovered, under the secret instructions of the major immortal sects, the forces supported by the immortal sects are starting to stir again and gradually begin to erode the ten prefectures in the hands of the royal family.

Especially after the Immortal Sect passed down the Spirit Seed, indicating that spirit rice and spirit medicine could be grown in some spirit fields or blessed lands, some aristocratic families and forces flocked to those places that were suspected to be spirit fields or blessed lands.

In just six months, conflicts of all sizes broke out between various forces, resulting in the deaths of many people.

Both the He family of Yunzhong and the Zhang family of Yingchuan County chose to extend their reach to the neighboring Jinghe County right after the New Year's Festival.

At first, the two sides were able to maintain restraint. One quickly occupied more than a dozen cities on the west side of Jinghe County, while the other occupied more than a dozen cities on the east side of Jinghe County, without interfering with each other.

But when it came to the Jinghe Swamp, which occupied a quarter of the entire Jinghe County, neither side could restrain themselves.

Since the Immortal Sect descended many years ago, both the He family in Yunzhong and the Zhang family in Yingchuan have had the support of the Immortal Sect, and many new cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm have emerged in their families.

When these Qi Refining cultivators seized Jinghe County, they discovered that the spiritual energy concentration in the Jinghe Swamp was much higher than in other parts of Jinghe County, making it a blessed land.

More than ten clashes broke out between the two sides in the Jinghe Marsh, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries, but the ownership of the Jinghe Marsh has still not been determined.

In order to avoid mutual destruction and allow other forces to benefit, the two sides temporarily made peace and each occupied half of the Jinghe Swamp.

However, in the future, a great battle for this Jinghe Swamp will be inevitable.

Despite the commotion and chaos outside, life in Yunshui Town was quite peaceful.

As the saying goes, "ducks are the first to know when the river warms in spring," meaning that wild animals in the mountains are the first to sense the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Since Shen Wenxing killed the human-bear monster during the hunting competition before the Lunar New Year, the people of Jinliu Village have encountered two more ferocious creatures, suspected to be monsters, in the mountains over the past six months.

Shen Wenxing led his men to kill them, only to find that they were just wild beasts that had not yet fully transformed into demon beasts, and the demon essence cores in their bodies had not yet formed.

Fortunately, the flesh and blood can be used to refine the body.

Having tried the human-bear flesh and blood last time, Shen Wenxing finally grasped the essence of body cultivation. Relying on the flesh and blood of the monsters he killed and the Yuan Dan of the human-bear monster, he finally reached the "internal strengthening and organ refining" realm mentioned in the Azure Dragon Force Method after half a year.

At the Shen Family Manor, in the martial arts arena, Shen Wenxing stood shirtless, his bronze skin gleaming faintly in the sunlight.

Opposite him, Shen Wen'an stood with his hands at his sides, quietly watching him continuously gather his own blood and spiritual energy.

"Okay, come on!"

Shen Wenxing shouted when his skin began to glow with a faint metallic sheen.

Beside him, Shen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, watching the two brothers. After a moment's thought, he spoke up to offer a reminder.

"Wen'an, that's your brother, be careful what you do."

After Shen Wen'an nodded slightly, a sword light slowly appeared at his fingertips.

He did not use the Tai Xuan Sword Qi, nor did he use his flying sword; he simply condensed a sword beam with his sword essence.

"Father, can eldest brother catch his younger brother's sword?"

Shen Wenyan, who rarely leaves the backyard, also came to the training ground when he heard that his elder brother was going to spar with his younger brother today.

Shen Yuan shook his head slightly.

He didn't know what level Shen Wen'an had reached now.

I just hope that brat knows what's good for him and doesn't hurt his older brother.

"Big brother, be careful."

The sword light condensed into a longsword, and after Shen Wen'an gave a reminder, he directly pointed it out!

Whoosh!
The sword light flew out like lightning, shooting straight towards Shen Wenxing's face!

Upon seeing this, Shen Wenxing's spiritual power erupted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a fiery red dragon head condensed on his arm. He then threw a punch at the flying sword light!
Bang!
Click!

puff!
The collision between the two was swift, almost instantaneous, and Shen Wenxing's fist, which had gathered eighty percent of its spiritual power, was directly pierced by the sword light!
The protective shield formed by the Azure Dragon Force shattered like glass, and a faint sword energy rushed into his body through his meridians, causing his blood and qi to surge and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wen'an flashed to his side and reached out to retract the wisp of sword energy from his body.

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Shen Wenxing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Wen'an, how much of your power did you use?"

“Thirty percent,” Shen Wen’an said. “I originally planned to use fifty percent, but Father said so, so I reduced it by twenty percent.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing's wry smile deepened.

"Good lad, if you use even half of it, your brother won't just be coughing up blood, he'll probably be bedridden for months."

As the two brothers were talking, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenyan also came up to them.

"How is it?" Shen Yuan asked.

Shen Wenxing shook his head: "The qi and blood were shaken, but the root cause was not damaged."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Wenyan suddenly said, "Since Brother hasn't been fundamentally harmed, why don't we brothers give it a try?"

"You?" Shen Wenxing looked at him in surprise and said, "You little brat, can you fight?"

Shen Wenyan smiled calmly and said, "You'll know once you try."

After saying that, he walked to the other end of the training ground.

Seeing that he was serious, Shen Wenxing also became interested.

Over the years, except when the youngest brother was affected by the sword spirit of the sword wielder, Shen Wenyan and Lu Zhiyuan together used their righteous energy to extinguish the killing intent of the sword spirit of the sword wielder.

Since then, no one has seen him make a move.

"Father, Wen'an, please step back a bit."

After briefly regulating his disordered qi and blood, Shen Wenxing assumed a fighting stance.

"Watch out, Anu. If I get close, your little body won't be able to withstand a punch."

A faint smile graced Shen Wenyan's face as he nodded, and a strange power slowly emerged from his body.

With a casual wave of his hand, a powerful and vigorous "sword" character suddenly appeared in the void in front of him!

The next moment, the large character transformed into a long sword, flying towards Shen Wenxing who was rushing up!
"Huh!?"

Shen Wenxing was somewhat surprised.

But the longsword was incredibly fast, and before he could even think, it was already upon his face. Shen Wenxing immediately threw a punch!
Bang!
The longsword, which looked menacingly sharp, failed to block his punch and was blasted into countless points of light that dissipated in the air.

"Ha... Anu, your sword energy is far inferior to Wen An's."

Shen Wenxing chuckled, then suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Shen Wenyan.

That's how body cultivators fight. As long as they can withstand one wave of attacks from the opponent and are fast enough to get close, the battle is basically over.

After all, the vast majority of immortal cultivators cannot compare with body cultivators in terms of physical strength.

The longsword formed from literary energy was shattered. Shen Wenyan frowned slightly and immediately waved his hand again, generating more than a dozen "sword" characters of different sizes in the void in front of him!

After these "sword" characters took shape, they all transformed into longswords and flew towards Shen Wenxing.

Knowing that these swords weren't very powerful, Shen Wenxing didn't even bother to throw a punch this time, simply relying on his physical body to withstand the blows.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

Ding Ding!

……

A clang of metal rang out as more than a dozen longswords formed from literary energy shattered upon Shen Wenxing, without causing him much harm.

Upon seeing this, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in Shen Wenyan's eyes!
"The vast heaven and earth, righteousness lasts forever!"

The moment he opened his mouth and uttered those words, everything around him changed instantly!
The world instantly became clear, everything around disappeared, and Shen Wenyan, standing between heaven and earth, seemed to become the only one.

His clothes fluttered in the wind, moving without any breeze!
Its height is enormous, towering and upright!
His imposing figure exuded an aura of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me!"

Facing him, Shen Wenxing felt a sudden fear and wanted to give up.

But then, that feeling vanished in an instant!
Everything around him vanished, and Shen Wenyan's face suddenly turned pale. He staggered a few steps and almost fell.

Shen Wenxing rushed over to support him, and asked with concern:
"Anu, are you alright?"

Shen Wenyan smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine."

"It's just that the intimidation from the 'literary courage' just now has backfired."

As they were talking, Shen Yuan and Shen Wen'an also arrived.

Looking at Shen Wenyan's pale face, Shen Yuan sighed softly.

In this era, there are probably only him and Lu Zhiyuan among the literary cultivators. There are no predecessors to follow, so the two of them can only forge ahead by overcoming obstacles and groping their way forward.

However, judging from the current situation, the two of them have actually figured out a bit of the trick.

Just the way a bunch of swords appear out of thin air to attack is at least quite intimidating to look at.

And then there's the so-called "intimidating force of the literati," which is something that people with weak willpower might not be able to withstand.

"Father, I'm going on a long journey."

"I want to go out and hone my writing skills, cultivate my literary mind, and figure out how to walk my future path."

Shen Wenyan stopped and bowed to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment, then walked silently toward the main room in the distance with a somber expression.

“Father…” Shen Wenyan said urgently.

"That will have to wait until Zhao Xuan finishes her postpartum confinement!"

Shen Yuan's words already carried a hint of displeasure, so Shen Wenyan didn't dare to say anything more and could only return to the backyard in a huff.

The remaining two brothers exchanged a glance, and Shen Wen'an turned and walked towards the Blackwater Pavilion.

"This..." Shen Wenxing sighed slightly after glancing in the direction the three had left, but then decided to go and comfort his father.

Following them into the main room, Shen Wenxing poured a cup of tea and presented it to them, saying, "Father, calm down."

Shen Yuan took the tea and sneered, "That little bastard has never considered Zhao's girl as his wife!"

"And they even have this damn 'dedicating oneself to filial piety and sacrificing oneself for literature' nonsense!"

Listening to his father's angry scolding, Shen Wenxing was completely bewildered.

"Dad, what does that mean?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Yuan downed his tea in one gulp and said, "It means that his marriage to Zhao Xuan and the birth of their child were all to fulfill his filial duty, for the sake of his parents!"

"His heart is never with the Zhao family girl!"

"Return to the Way of Literature..."

"If cultivating the Way of Literature ultimately leads to the loss of humanity, what's the point of cultivating it at all!"

Shen Yuan became increasingly angry as he spoke.

Back when Shen Wenyan first stepped into the world of literature, he was very happy.

After all, his understanding of literature and morality should be "to regulate one's family, govern the state, and bring peace to the world".

Who would have thought that things would turn out this way with Shen Wenyan?
"Boss, is Zhao Xuan in your yard right now?"

Shen Wenxing nodded slightly: "I went to see Lingxiu this morning, she should still be here now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes and stood up, saying, "It's fine if you stay in your courtyard. I need to go and have a good talk with that little bastard."

Seeing this, Shen Wenxing quickly comforted him, "Father, talk to Anu properly, he should be able to listen."

"Don't scold him."

Shen Yuan snorted and said, "Insult him... Don't worry, your father doesn't know how to curse."

After saying this, he quickly walked towards the backyard.

As he approached the courtyard gate, he caught a glimpse of lush bamboo by the roadside. Shen Yuan reached out, plucked a bamboo stalk about the thickness of a thumb, and carried it inside.

……

When he came out of the courtyard again, the hard bamboo in his hand had been broken into strips, and it was covered with blood.

"You little brat, you're pretty tough, you only begged for mercy after the bamboo cane had split open..."

Looking back at the small courtyard, Shen Yuan tossed the bamboo stick in his hand into the roadside bushes and slowly walked towards the front yard.

(End of this chapter)