Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 133 Innate Spiritual Energy and Immortal Embryo

Upon seeing the jade slip, the father and son exchanged a glance, a hint of joy flashing in their eyes.

Yu Jin said:

"Two secret techniques are recorded here."

"The first secret technique is called the Pulse-Seeking Technique. After mastering it, you can explore the earth's veins and find spiritual fields and mines, which will be convenient for your future use."

"The second secret technique is called the Spirit Gathering Technique. Although we may not always be able to use it, it's still a good thing to cultivate it, just in case."

"You all know that when a cultivator reaches the Qi Refining Perfection stage and wants to break through to the Embryonic Breathing stage, they need to condense a Celestial Embryo within their body, right?"

Shen Yuan nodded.

He had already seen the matter of the immortal embryo in the "Mist Dragon Nourishing Meridian Technique".

Yu Jin continued, "These immortal embryos are actually divided into different grades, and the root cause of this situation is the innate spiritual energy."

“Innate spiritual energy is different from ordinary spiritual energy; it is a rather special kind of existence.”

"In the beginning of the universe, pure spiritual energy rose and earthly evil energy stagnated. All things in the world also gathered innate spiritual energy and condensed to take shape."

"After cultivating the Spirit Gathering Technique, one can collect and gather the innate spiritual energy encountered, and use it to refine into the immortal embryo as a foundation when breaking through to the embryonic breathing stage."

"If ordinary cultivators do not have the opportunity to obtain innate spiritual energy, they can only use ordinary spiritual energy as a foundation to condense an immortal embryo."

"Such a celestial embryo is known as the lowest grade of celestial embryo in the cultivation world."

"Without hesitation, among cultivators at the early stage of the embryonic breathing realm, those with innate spiritual energy are several levels stronger than those without."

"If it is some rare and precious innate spiritual energy, it may even be stronger."

The father and son listened intently.

This was the first time they had ever heard of cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Realm.

As Yu Jin spoke, she suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, if you have any extra innate spiritual energy, or innate spiritual energy that is not very compatible with your own, you can also sell it."

"Innate spiritual energy has always been a priceless treasure in the cultivation world."

"The prices range from tens of spirit crystals to tens of thousands of spirit crystals."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing smiled wryly: "You jest, fairy. How could such a rare and precious thing exist in this remote and impoverished place like Yangnao?"

Yu Jin smiled faintly and didn't say anything more.

"By the way, innate spiritual energy must be stored in a jade bottle, otherwise it is easily contaminated or dissipated."

"Okay, that's all. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Yu Jin stood up, and Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing escorted her to the door.

"How is Junior Brother Shen now?" Yu Jin suddenly turned around and asked as they were about to board the carriage.

Shen Yuan cupped his hands slightly: "Wen'an is much better now, thank you for your concern, Fairy Fish."

Yu Jin's pretty face flushed for no reason, and she muttered, "I didn't miss him... I'm leaving."

Watching the carriage drive away, the father and son returned to the courtyard.

"Father, I should also practice the art of controlling clouds and rain later."

Having witnessed firsthand the arduous task Shen Yuan and Yu Jin were undertaking in the fields to summon clouds and rain, he decided to help his father share the burden.

"no need."

"Your spiritual energy isn't even enough to temper your blood and qi. You should focus on cultivating properly."

Body-refining cultivators are different from immortal cultivators; they must constantly use the spiritual energy within their bodies to temper their blood and refine their bodies.

Shen Yuan estimated that with the spiritual power in Shen Wenxing's body, he probably wouldn't even be able to irrigate one acre of land using the Cloud and Rain Technique.

As the father and son were talking, an elderly figure, leaning on a cane, came shakily to the courtyard gate.

"Master, young master."

The visitor bowed, his voice hoarse.

Shen Yuan returned the greeting, saying, "Uncle Yang."

This man was none other than Yang Changlin, the former village head of Jinliu Village.

At this time, Yang Changlin was over eighty years old and looked very old.

Shen Wenxing brought over two stools and asked Shen Yuan and Yang Changlin to sit down.

"Master, there's something I'm afraid I shouldn't say."

Shen Yuan frowned slightly after hearing this, then smiled and said, "Uncle Yang, please speak."

After nodding, Yang Changlin chuckled and stroked his beard, saying, "This matter is just my old man worrying about it. I wonder if the master has any other arrangements."

"Now the entire Yunshui Town belongs to the Dong family, with eleven villages of varying sizes and a population of over ten thousand."

"But...cough cough!"

Yang Changlin coughed twice and continued, "But apart from our Jinliu Village, the owner doesn't seem to believe in Heishi Village and Huishuitan, which were merged in years ago..."

Meeting his gaze, Shen Yuan fell into deep thought.

He didn't know what Yang Changlin was trying to say.

However, that is true.

Before the Lunar New Year, Luoxia Mountain handed over the entire Yunshui Town to the Shen family.

But aside from collecting daily taxes and distributing the land equally, the Shen family didn't really make any major moves in other villages and towns in Yunshui Town.

Yang Changlin stroked his cane and sighed, "Jinliu Village owes its current prosperity entirely to the efforts of our master."

"I just want to tell you, Master, that one tree cannot support a forest. Since the Immortal Sect has entrusted Yunshui Town to you, why don't you manage it properly?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan smiled wryly and said, "Uncle Yang, how could I not want that too?"

"But look, there are only so many of us, and you're already this old, so we still need your help."

Yang Changlin chuckled and nodded, saying, "I'll be buried by my neck soon, and I don't have much time left either."

"I've come here today to tell you about the methods by which large families govern their territories that I learned about in the county years ago."

Shen Yuan nodded: "Uncle Yang, please speak."

Yang Changlin continued, "These so-called clans are not actually all one family."

"Clans are divided into large and small, primary and secondary, just like hemp rope. As long as they can be united, they are a clan."

“Now, the Shen family is the main clan, and the head of the family should consider selecting some reliable outsiders to join as a subordinate clan.”

“These affiliated clans were divided into large clans and small clans, and collectively referred to as the Shen family.”

"In this way, these villages under our jurisdiction, including the towns or cities in the future, can be handed over to the clansmen of all sizes to govern."

"The Shen family only needs to maintain absolute dominance."

After Yang Changlin finished speaking, seeing that Shen Yuan did not have much of a reaction, he immediately chuckled and said, "This old man's humble opinion is just hoping to be of some help to the master."

Shen Yuan smiled faintly: "Thank you for your trouble."

Yang Changlin waved his hand repeatedly and then said, "There is another matter I have come here for."

"It's just that I'm getting old and my legs aren't as convenient anymore. I'm afraid I can no longer help my employer with the big and small matters in the village."

Shen Yuan laughed and said, "You don't need to do that. Just leave all the errands in the village to Brother Shuan. You can stay here and oversee things."

"You are a highly respected elder, and we still need to rely on you for many things."

"Hahaha……"

Yang Changlin was overjoyed to receive Shen Yuan's praise and laughed heartily. "Good, good, good..."

"Then I'll sell you all of these old bones."

The two looked at each other and smiled. Yang Changlin stood up unsteadily, and Shen Yuan quickly got up to help him.

"I'm leaving, boss."

Yang Changlin bowed to Shen Yuan and then slowly walked down the mountain.

"Boss, what's your opinion?"

Watching Yang Changlin's figure recede into the distance, Shen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice.

Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment and then cupped his hands in greeting: "I think Grandpa Yang's words have both advantages and disadvantages."

Shen Yuan nodded and slowly walked back to the stool to sit down.

"go on."

Shen Wenxing, sitting next to him, said, "While the governance methods of large and small clans allow us to quickly take control of the entire Yunshui Town, there are also many potential hidden dangers."

"Everyone has selfish desires. With selfish desires comes power, and with power comes hidden dangers."

“If this continues, and one of our affiliated clans rises to power and becomes selfish, it will seriously threaten our family’s position.”

Shen Yuan nodded.

"Actually, your father had thought about this idea of ​​your grandfather Yang a long time ago."

“Our Shen family has risen too fast, and you have no uncles or elders, so there are too few clansmen you can trust.”

“You four siblings, Wenping runs the shop in town, while Wen'an and Anu each have significant personality flaws.”

"Only you can help your father share his burdens."

"but……"

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Father was worried about the main body being weak and the branches being strong before, but now he has figured it out."

"With Wen'an and Father here, no matter how big or small the clan is, they can't cause any trouble in this family."

Shen Wen'an has now reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, which, if placed in Yangnao Land, would make him comparable to Li Heshan and Wei Qiuling, candidates for sect leader of immortal sects.

With him in charge of the Shen family, the matter of the affiliated clan can be considered.

“Father, I have another plan.”

After pondering for a while, Shen Wenxing said, "After establishing our clan, we can recruit the prodigies from those affiliated clans into the Shen family in advance."

"In this way, we can always maintain our dominant position."

Shen Yuan nodded.

That's certainly true.

After all, the Shen family now controls various major resources, including cultivation methods, and with these resources, they can firmly control the rise of their affiliated clans.

The best long-term strategy is to use these things to recruit the clan's geniuses into our own camp and make them work for us.

"Then let's do it this way."

"Go and consult Master Lu, and first formulate a specific set of rules."

"Then we'll find some craftsmen, select a spot, and build an ancestral hall."

"Once everything is ready, we will proceed with the opening ceremony."

"During this period, we should pay close attention to the candidates from affiliated clans."

"After the establishment of the sect, we will find a time to conduct a screening of the common people in Yunshui Town to see if we can find any immortal seedlings with spiritual roots."

Shen Wenxing immediately noted it down.

"Father, should we let some word out beforehand?"

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Shen Wenxing suddenly spoke again.

Release the news in advance?

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Alright, let them fight over it first."

With his permission, the news quickly spread throughout Yunshui Town.

As the ruling family of Yunshui Town, the Shen family's situation is well understood by many other families.

With a weak foundation and a small population, managing the entire Yunshui Town requires relying on outsiders.

Therefore, many gentry and powerful families had long harbored such thoughts and were prepared to volunteer to become affiliated clans, but they were troubled because the Shen family had not made any announcements and they did not know the specific plans of the Shen family.

Now that the news has spread, some gentry and wealthy families in Yunshui Town have immediately sprung into action.

One by one, they started building connections and networking, hoping to get in touch with the Shen family and become affiliated clans.

Huang Qingzhou and Zhao Shuan were the busiest among them.

Outsiders all know that Huang Qingzhou and Zhao Shuan are not only related to the Shen family by marriage, but they also have an excellent private relationship with Shen Yuan, the head of the Shen family.

Families of all sizes kept coming to the two families, causing them great distress.

As winter approached, a heavy snow fell, and Huang Qingzhou and Zhao Shuan arrived at the Shen Family Manor as planned.

Inside the side room, the three brothers sat by a small stove, drinking hot tea.

"Ah Yuan, what should we do about this?"

"For more than a month, this threshold has been worn down by people walking all over it."

"The gifts are coming in one after another, and the cash and gifts are piled up all over the room. Here are the accounts. I'll have someone bring them all over to you later."

Zhao Shuan pulled a book out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Yuan, shouting.

Upon seeing this, Huang Qingzhou couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Zhao is meticulous; he even did some statistics."

“My things are all piled up together, and I’ve never bothered with them.”

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yuan and said, "Have someone go and fetch it later."

Looking at the two of them, Shen Yuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Just accept the things without worry, you don't need to tell me."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuan shook his head repeatedly: "That won't do!?"

"If we really accept it, wouldn't that be embezzling funds?"

Shen Yuan smiled and shook his head: "I know about it, so it's obviously not about embezzling funds."

"Alright, it's nothing serious. Brother Shuan, you should go back and prepare for the hunting competition."

Mentioning the hunting competition, Zhao Shuan seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly said:

"I've been so busy dealing with those gentry and powerful families lately that I almost forgot about the important matter!"

“Ah Yuan, three days ago, someone from Black Stone Village reported that three hunters from their village went missing while hunting in the mountains.”

"The people sent out to search only found a large rhinoceros horn bow that had been lost. All other traces were covered by heavy snow. No body was found, and it is suspected that it was eaten by a monster."

Another monster has appeared?

A sharp glint flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes.

The spiritual energy has only recently begun to recover, so animals that can transform into demons at this time are most likely to have had special opportunities.

For example, the bear-man monster from the last hunting competition transformed ahead of schedule thanks to a vein of green spirit stone.

Could the monsters discovered in Black Stone Village be the same?
(End of this chapter)