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Chapter 139 Spying from Hundred Beast Mountain
"It's... Senior Xu!?"

As the figure drew closer, Shen Wenxing was somewhat surprised after recognizing the person's appearance.

Xu Xiu paused slightly, looked at Shen Wenxing for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile before walking over quickly.

"Haha...kid, we meet again."

"However, perhaps it would be more appropriate for me to address you as Young Clan Chief now."

Shen Wenxing quickly cupped his hands and smiled, "Senior, you can just call me Stone."

"Didn't you go to Qiyun Valley? Why are you back at this time?"

Xu Xiu smiled and nodded, gazing at the distant manor, and asked, "Is your father home?"

Shen Wenxing realized what was happening and gestured, "Please come in, senior. I'll go call my father."

He led Xu Xiu into the side room, ordered tea to be served, and then hurriedly went to the Blackwater Pavilion to invite Shen Yuan out.

The father and son arrived at the side room, and Xu Xiu stood up and bowed.

After exchanging pleasantries, they took their seats.

"Is there something important that you've come back for, Uncle Xu?"

Xu Xiu was nearing the end of his lifespan and dreamed of cultivating in the world of immortals. Shen Yuan guessed that his return at this time was not just to visit a friend.

Xu Xiu smiled faintly and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Back then, thanks to your son's kindness, I became an outer sect steward when I arrived at Qiyun Valley."

"This time, I also received a mission from the sect to return to this Yangnao land with many outer sect disciples under my jurisdiction."

"Brother Shen, I never thought I would have the chance to come back in this lifetime."

Xu Xiu sighed, still remembering when they parted, he told Shen Yuan that they were afraid they would never see each other again in this life.

"In this desolate land, I have no other attachments besides Brother Shen."

"After arriving in Fengxian County the day before yesterday, I asked for leave from Immortal Li and traveled day and night to get here."

Shen Yuan nodded in realization.

"Senior Xu, is Qiyun Valley planning something big?" Shen Wenxing asked curiously.

“Stone.” Shen Yuan frowned as he looked at him.

Now that Shen Wen'an has been expelled from his sect, the Shen family has almost no connection with Qiyun Valley anymore.

Asking about these things rashly could easily lead to trouble.

"Hehe..." Xu Xiu said with a faint smile, "It's nothing serious."

"The spiritual energy of Yangnao Land is recovering, and there are many vacant spiritual fields in Fengxian County, which is occupied by Qiyun Valley."

"I have brought many outer disciples here only to cultivate spirit rice and spirit herbs; we have no right to participate in other matters."

"Actually, it's not just Qiyun Valley. Other immortal sects will also likely send some outer disciples below the fifth level of Qi Refining to Yangnao Land soon to prepare for managing this place properly."

"Young Master Shen, about your son..."

Xu Xiu changed the subject, his expression becoming somewhat solemn, and said, "There are only some rumors circulating within the sect that your son has been expelled from the sect, but those who know the specific reasons are all keeping quiet about it."

Shen Yuan paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "There's no other reason. It's because Wen An is unruly and repeatedly violates the sect rules."

When Shen Wen'an returned, he had already said that Pei Zhao had asked the Shen family not to reveal the dirty deeds done by the disciples of Yashan Academy.

They naturally didn't want to cause trouble, so they made up a reason.

Xu Xiu nodded and said, "Qiyun Valley has many rules, so it's better to leave."

"I observe that although this Blackwater Pool is not as rich in spiritual energy as a blessed land like Qiyun Valley, it is no less than ordinary places in Danzhou."

“Cultivating here won’t necessarily slow you down much.”

After chatting for a while, it got dark.

Shen Yuan had intended to invite Xu Xiu to stay for dinner, but Xu Xiu declined.

"Brother Shen, I have come here to see an old friend, and also to give you something to repay your kindness from back then."

As he spoke, he pulled an old, animal-skin book from his pocket.

"This is an ancient family heirloom that an outer disciple presented to me a few days ago. It seems to contain some unorthodox techniques, as well as things like making talismans, raising Gu, and controlling beasts."

"I am nearing the end of my life and have no time to waste studying these things."

"I will give this to Brother Shen this time, it may be of some help to the Shen family."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan took the book with some surprise, flipped through it casually, and found that it was indeed covered with some strange talismans.

Just one glance was enough to make me instinctively feel uncomfortable.

He closed the book, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xu."

Xu Xiu waved his hand and smiled, "I will be staying in Yangnao for a while. I will come to visit again when I am less busy."

"Brother Shen, farewell."

Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing got up to see him off, until they saw Xu Xiu's figure disappear at the end of the path in the distance.

"Father, what is recorded in this book?"

Shen Yuan didn't say anything, but simply handed over the animal skin book.

Shen Wenxing only flipped through two pages before immediately closing the book, shaking his head vigorously, and said with a solemn expression.

"Father, the things on this are very strange and evil. Could they be the evil cultivation methods that the immortals talked about?"

After hearing this, Shen Yuan smiled faintly and asked in return, "What is right, and what is wrong?"

Shen Wenxing was taken aback by the question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Shen Yuan took the animal skin book back from his hand, gently stroking it and said, "There is no distinction between good and evil in techniques; the key is to look at the person."

"Are those immortal sect disciples from Qiyun Valley Cliff Mountain Academy practicing righteous methods?"

"But with their actions, do they deserve to be called righteous cultivators?"

"The things in this book are somewhat eerie, but if you just want to learn from them, they are still quite valuable."

Shen Yuan had read Pei Zhao's compilation of common knowledge about cultivation and was aware of the existence of so-called "heretical cultivators".

However, in his view, as long as it is not a cultivation method that harms others and benefits oneself, or devours the cultivation of others, it cannot be considered an evil cultivation method.

Those defined as heretical cultivators are mostly people who do whatever they want by relying on their power. Knowing that his father had his own judgment, Shen Wenxing didn't worry too much.

"By the way, Father, the selection of spiritual roots has ended. We were lucky and found two promising young immortals with spiritual roots."

He introduced Shen Yuan to the basic information of Chen Youran and Shi Miao.

Shen Yuan nodded slightly and instructed, "Since these two possess spiritual roots, nurture them well."

"First, bestow upon them Body Tempering Pills so they can reach the Body Tempering Realm as soon as possible, then teach them the Five Elements Breathing Technique."

……

Night falls in the forest where the Panshan Python was killed.

A few days ago, Shen Wen'an selected the tallest of the dozen or so towering peaks and used his sword to cut off the top, creating a platform several feet in diameter, which he used to cultivate and protect the strange little pine tree.

Hundreds of feet to the left, a small pine tree growing on the top of another peak was hidden by a huge rock.

Even though the moon was nearly full and high in the sky, it could not absorb a single bit of moonlight and emitted no light at all.

Below the peak, a few days ago Zhao Shuan had already gathered over a hundred villagers to quarry and carve stones, making simple repairs to the uneven mountain forest.

The foundation for the new martial arts school has already begun to be laid.

Shen Wen'an had already activated the array plate before Zhao Shuan arrived to test it out. After ensuring that the array plate could completely cover the more than ten peaks of varying sizes around him, he put the array plate away.

They informed Zhao Shuanwu of the required dimensions for the construction of his martial arts school.

The villagers, who had been busy all day, were now fast asleep in makeshift shacks in the distance.

The moonlight was like water, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

Shen Wen'an, holding the Dragon-Slaying Sword and dressed in a long, light brown robe, stood quietly atop a hundred-zhang-tall pillar.

Strands of hair on her forehead fluttered in the wind, but her gaze was fixed on the depths of Hidden Dragon Mountain, as if searching for something.

In the past few days, he has been able to sense a faint, almost imperceptible, feeling of being watched coming from that direction.

However, each time they searched carefully, they found nothing unusual.

This feeling made him unhappy.

Just now, that feeling of being watched came again. Shen Wen'an quietly looked at the night sky in the distance, as if he sensed something, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

The next moment, the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand suddenly flew out of its sheath and forward!

With a flash, Shen Wen'an landed steadily on the Dragon-Slaying Sword and transformed into a streak of red light, flying into the distance!

"He found us!"

"His sword-flying ability suggests he's at least at the ninth level of Qi Refining!"

"Come on!"

In the hidden jungle in the distance, several figures seemed to have seen Shen Wen'an's movements and immediately cried out in alarm!
Suddenly, several enormous monsters exuding a ferocious aura sprang out from the nearby jungle!
There were giant wolves emitting black smoke, and bull-headed monsters that resembled water buffalo but had scales on their backs and horns like knives...

Boo!
At the same time, a loud eagle cry rang out in the sky, and a huge bird with a wingspan of more than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) swooped down from the night sky!

After the monsters charged over, several figures in the forest leaped onto their backs, trying to escape quickly.

But they still underestimated Shen Wen'an's speed.

The red light chased after them from behind, quickly passing over them and stopping on the canopy of a towering tree in front of them.

Shen Wen'an stood with his hands behind his back on the Dragon-Slaying Sword, glanced at the people below, and slowly shifted his gaze to the huge flying bird in the night sky in front of him.

The fact that these people can control demonic beasts means they must be disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain.

When his gaze fell upon the enormous bird covered in jet-black feathers, he was certain that it was this beast that had been spying on him for the past few days.

Whoosh!
Thinking of this, the golden Dragon Soul Sword suddenly flew out from his dantian!

In the blink of an eye, they had already flown to the front of the giant bird!
"Fellow Daoist, stop!"

"us……"

puff!
The woman in brown on the bird's back seemed not to have expected Shen Wen'an to kill her so suddenly!
Before it could finish speaking, the golden Soul-Slaying Sword had already pierced through the bird's head!

The giant bird's head was shattered by the sword energy, and after its wings flapped instinctively a few times, it plummeted to the ground!
The woman in brown on his back hurriedly made a hand seal, summoning a gentle breeze to support her body and stabilize her position as she landed in front of her companion.

Shen Wen'an flashed and landed in front of the four people from the treetop.

After landing, the woman in brown immediately rushed to the corpse of the bird.

"Xuanyu..."

Seeing her companion's head smashed in front of her, the woman in brown burst into tears!

"Why did you kill Junior Sister Wang's battle beast, the Xuan Yu Flying Eagle, without even asking what happened?"

The lean man riding the giant wolf glared at Shen Wen'an with anger in his eyes and questioned him.

"Weren't you using that beast to spy on me just now?" Shen Wen'an asked coldly.

Their trick was exposed, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in the eyes of the disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain.

Several months ago, the four of them used the Pulse-Seeking Technique to explore the direction of the earth's veins. They tracked it all the way to the vicinity and discovered that the earth's vein energy was showing signs of flowing towards the distant peaks and pillars.

The group originally intended to go directly to investigate, but they unexpectedly witnessed Shen Wen'an severing the top of the peak with a single sword strike, so they did not dare to go there rashly.

For the next few days, the four of them hid in this place, intending to use the Xuan Yu Flying Eagle's abilities to carefully investigate.

On one hand, they wanted to see what exactly was drawing the earth's energy together, and on the other hand, they wanted to confirm Shen Wen'an's specific cultivation level and identity, so that if there were any rare treasures here, they could decide whether to ask their sect for help.

The Xuan Yu Flying Eagle possesses the terrifying eyesight of eagles, a kind of observation unlike that of a cultivator's spiritual sense, making it difficult to detect.

It is precisely because of this that they can act so recklessly.

They just didn't expect Shen Wen'an's intuition to be so sharp that he could sense the Xuan Yu Flying Eagle's spying and even followed the clues to find this place.

The disciple from Hundred Beasts Mountain on the giant wolf's back stiffened, and retorted sarcastically, "Your Excellency is far too domineering. You attacked so ruthlessly merely for glancing at you!"

"Our disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain and our battle beasts are practically bound by life and death. Killing the Xuan Yu Flying Eagle is tantamount to cutting off Junior Sister Wang's path of cultivation. We, Hundred Beasts Mountain, will definitely go and demand an explanation from you regarding which sect or faction you belong to!"

Shen Wen'an glanced at the woman who was weeping over the corpse of the Xuan Yu Flying Eagle, and spoke calmly.

“If life and death are intertwined, then if the animal dies, the master has no reason to live either.”

Before the words were even finished, the Soul-Slaying Sword transformed into a golden light and flew towards the woman in brown!
(End of this chapter)