Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 144 The Essence of Yi Wood
Wei Qiuling explained with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, Patriarch Shen."

"It's not that we two are unwilling to help the Shen family refine the magic robes, it's just that these magic robes are too difficult to refine."

"Oh?" Shen Yuan was a little puzzled, as he really didn't know the specifics of weapon crafting.

Wei Qiuling continued, "Jin'er is currently at the eighth level of Qi Refining. If nothing unexpected happens, it will take at least a year to refine a low-grade magic robe."

"If there are any problems along the way, it may take even longer."

Upon hearing this, both Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing were somewhat taken aback.

They never imagined that it would take so long to refine a low-grade magic robe!

“Fairy Wei, what about that Rainbow Robe…” Shen Wenxing hurriedly asked.

"The Rainbow Robe is also a low-grade robe, but it is considered one of the better low-grade robes."

"Most of the Rainbow Robes of my Luoxia Mountain are made by elders in the Nascent Soul Realm of our sect. Disciples generally do not waste a lot of time refining them."

Shen Yuan nodded.

For disciples at the Qi Refining stage, this is a crucial moment in their cultivation. Spending one or two years to refine a magic robe would be a waste of time and effort.

"I apologize for my rudeness."

If it only takes a few days to forge a magic robe, then it's fine.

But this delay lasted for one or two years, which was indeed a bit of a burden for them.

"It doesn't matter."

"How about this, Patriarch Shen, you can take out those materials first."

"Tell Qiu Ling what kind of robe or magic weapon you want to refine, and ask the sect elders to help you refine it when Qiu Ling returns to Luoxia Mountain."

"Qiuling will tell you how much to charge at that time."

Wei Qiuling spoke up.

She couldn't help with the crafting of magical artifacts on her own. The sect elders in Danzhou would receive a considerable reward for crafting robes and magical artifacts for others, so she couldn't very well make the elders work for free.

Shen Yuan thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Please wait a moment, Fairy Wei."

"Boss, bring us all the remaining materials from that python."

The various monster materials stored in the family's storeroom, apart from the Panshan Python, are mostly related to Hundred Beast Mountain.

Even if Wei Qiuling figured it out, she might not necessarily tell anyone, but it's always better to be cautious.

Shen Wenxing nodded and left.

A moment later, he carried a huge python skin, the venom sac, and the teeth of the coiled mountain python to the side room.

"This is... a giant python demon beast at the ninth level of Qi Refining!?"

Looking at the python skin of the coiled mountain python in front of him, Yu Jin spoke with some surprise.

"Some time ago, we were preparing to build a martial arts school in the mountains when this python unexpectedly attacked and was killed by Wen An."

Shen Yuan said with a smile.

Ultimately, Luoxia Mountain's friendship with the Shen family was for Shen Wen'an's sake.

His reason for asking Luoxia Mountain to help refine the magic robe was twofold: firstly, the Shen family genuinely needed it, and secondly, he wanted to take the opportunity to showcase his son's strength and enhance Shen Wen'an's value in the eyes of Luoxia Mountain's higher-ups.

"Judging from the injuries on this monster, Junior Brother Wen'an must have killed it with an overwhelming advantage."

Wei Qiuling spoke with a solemn expression.

I was indeed a little surprised.

Sword cultivators are hailed as the strongest offensive force among cultivators. Shen Wen'an's ability to kill a giant python demon beast at the ninth level of Qi Refining with overwhelming strength is enough to prove that his own realm must be at least at the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining, or even at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

With such an astonishing speed of cultivation, it probably won't be long before he reaches the Qi Refining Perfection realm.

At that time, one only needs to dedicate a few years to honing one's skills, find a suitable magic sword as a foundation, and cultivate the sword embryo to achieve the realm of embryonic breathing.

As for the magic sword, Wei Qiuling clearly remembered that Shen Wen'an obtained a scarlet longsword in the ruins.

With the quality of that longsword, it was more than sufficient to serve as the foundation for the sword's core.

"How old is Junior Brother Wen'an this year?"

Wei Qiuling suddenly spoke and asked.

"I'll be eighteen after this year," Shen Yuan replied with a smile.

Eighteen years old...

Wei Qiuling was somewhat surprised.

It seems that Shen Wen'an has a chance to achieve the Fetal Breathing Realm before the age of twenty-five.

A sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage is far stronger than a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

This matter needs to be reported to the sect as soon as possible. Luoxia Mountain's attitude towards the Shen family may need to be adjusted.

Thinking to herself, Wei Qiuling smiled and said, "This python skin is an excellent material for making magic robes. If nothing else is added, it should be easy to make ordinary magic robes."

"But if you want to forge some superior magic robes, the materials and time required are hard to say."

"What are your requirements, Patriarch Shen?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Yuan said, "Then let's refine some ordinary magic robes."

The Shen family is currently severely lacking in resources, with only a handful of cultivators at the Qi Refining stage. Any casualties would be a significant loss.

The robe can greatly enhance the survival ability of cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm.

The only long-term solution is to preserve the lives of cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

As for superior robes, we can figure that out later when everyone's cultivation level has improved.

Wei Qiuling nodded.

She also felt that for the Shen family, refining ordinary robes was far more cost-effective than spending time and effort refining superior robes.

"Alright, I'll accept the materials."

"The teeth and venom sacs of these two giant pythons are of good quality; they should be sufficient as payment."

Shen Yuan nodded.

It would be good enough to receive the python's teeth and venom sac as payment without having to pay anything else.

Wei Qiuling waved her hand, putting the items in front of her into her storage bag. After a moment of contemplation, she spoke:

"A few days ago, there were several clashes between Fengxian County under Qiyun Valley and the Western Wilderness Barbarians under Hundred Beasts Mountain over the struggle for spiritual fields." "The Hundred Beasts Mountain has always been domineering. As the place where the earth veins converge, the Western Wilderness Barbarians are likely to make some moves in Yinlong Mountain recently. The Shen family head should also be careful in Yunshui Town."

"The He family is currently focusing most of their energy on the Jinghe Swamp, so they probably won't be able to spare any resources to help at that time."

Shen Yuan nodded.

Shen Wenxing frowned and said, "I heard that the major immortal sects have been successively drawing disciples from their sects to descend upon Yangnao Land."

"Will the disciples of the Immortal Sect get involved in this conflict?"

Wei Qiuling shook her head slightly: "It's hard to say."

"If all the disciples of the Immortal Sect were to take action, the situation would inevitably spiral out of control."

"Now it depends on the competition between the various forces. If there is no sufficiently large benefit, the disciples of the Immortal Sect can still restrain themselves for a while."

"But it's hard to say once a sufficiently large benefit emerges."

Shen Wenxing asked, puzzled, "What do you mean by 'sufficiently large benefits', Fairy?"

Wei Qiuling smiled faintly: "For example, spirit crystal veins, or some ancient relics and rare objects, innate spiritual energy, and so on."

After saying this, she slowly stood up and said, "Patriarch Shen, Young Master Shen, since there's nothing else, we'll head back now."

Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing escorted them to the door.

After the two had gone far away, Shen Wenxing asked curiously, "Father, there's something I don't quite understand."

"Fairy Wei clearly wanted to buy our family's spirit rice, so why do you insist on giving it away for free as an offering?"

Shen Yuan sighed and smiled faintly:

“You must remember that Yunshui Town was given to us by Luoxia Mountain. Everyone else makes offerings to it. If we don’t show any appreciation, we are being ungrateful.”

"You can't pretend you don't know about kindness unless others mention it."

"Furthermore, if we were to sell this spirit rice to Luoxia Mountain, how much do you think would be appropriate?"

Shen Wenxing was somewhat bewildered: "What does Fairy Wei mean... Spirit rice is a resource for cultivation, so the more the better."

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "Since it is a resource for cultivation, we will definitely be able to use it ourselves."

"If it's really about selling, whether it's a lot or a little, it's still a transaction, there's no room for sentimentality."

“If it involves offerings, then it’s a different story.”

"Not only can we gain a favor, but we can also keep more spiritual rice for ourselves."

Shen Wenxing suddenly realized.

No wonder Wei Qiuling asked for two hundred catties of spirit rice as an offering. She must have understood her father's meaning. Since it was a favor anyway, it was better to "handle it officially" and treat the Shen family the same as other powerful families.

"There's one more thing you need to do right now." Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Wen An killed several disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain yesterday, and Fairy Wei also said that the Western Wilderness Barbarians might make some moves recently."

"We need to plan ahead for this."

"Go and recruit all the martial artists from the villages, and set up defenses two or three hundred miles west of the python's lair."

"If you encounter the barbarians of the Western Wilderness, be firm and try not to back down."

Shen Wenxing asked, puzzled, "Why set up defenses in such a distant place?"

Shen Yuan said in a deep voice, "Yunzhong and Xihuang are separated by Yinlong Mountain, but there is no clear boundary between Yinlong Mountain, which is 800 miles wide."

“He’s a tyrannical man from Hundred Beasts Mountain. If the Western Wilderness barbarians discover that there are blessed lands and mineral veins near us, they will certainly not let it go.”

"Now we should take half of Hidden Dragon Mountain as the boundary and occupy it first, so as to avoid future conflicts."

As the spiritual energy of Yangnao Land revived, Hidden Dragon Mountain gradually became a vast treasure trove.

"If we allow Hundred Beasts Mountain to encroach upon our territory, not only will we lose opportunities in other areas, but if we expose the little pine tree and its innate spiritual energy, it will inevitably attract experts at the Nascent Soul Realm!"

Shen Wenxing suddenly realized and cupped his hands in greeting: "I'll go and do it right away!"

……

In September, the martial arts school courtyard at the site of the Panshan Python's lair had been completed.

For ease of management and to assert sovereignty, after much deliberation, Shen Yuan named the mountains within a hundred-mile radius of that area "Dragon Coiling Mountain".

The huge courtyard surrounds more than a dozen towering pillars, forming a small city.

The construction of the martial arts school only occupied one-third of the area. Shen Yuan hadn't figured out what to do with the remaining open space yet, so he just asked Zhao Shuan to leave it vacant for now, and would make a plan when it was needed in the future.

After everything was arranged, Shen Wen'an fully activated the two array plates.

The combination of the illusion array and the mist array instantly concealed the entire location of the martial arts school into the void.

From the outside, this area appears as a steep cliff shrouded in mist, a place that ordinary people and animals would never dare to approach easily.

Having done all this, Shen Wen'an felt relieved and lifted the rock pillar covering the small pine tree.

Night falls, and the moon hangs high in the sky.

Several months later, the little pine tree finally absorbed the power of the moonlight again.

As if it had been starving for a long time, the surface of the small pine tree now emitted a rich luster, frantically seizing the surrounding moonlight power like a whale swallowing its prey.

A moment later, a wisp of jade-colored innate spiritual energy, which had been hiding somewhere, slowly emerged and wandered freely among the branches of the small pine tree.

After learning the Spirit Gathering Technique, Shen Wen'an was able to see that the wisp of jade-colored innate spiritual energy was actually the essence of Yi Wood.

It is considered a superior form of innate spiritual energy.

Upon seeing the appearance of the Yi Wood essence, Shen Wen'an immediately performed the Spirit Gathering Technique by forming a hand seal.

A wisp of spiritual energy flew from his fingertip, transforming into a net of spiritual power that precisely enveloped the essence of the Yi Wood.

Guided by spiritual energy, the essence of Yi wood was slowly drawn to the jade bottle.

Shen Wen'an carefully added a magic seal to the bottom of the jade bottle, absorbing the essence of the Yi Wood into the bottle, and then sealed it with the stopper.

"It's in hand."

Having lost the essence of Yi Wood, the pine tree's surface instantly lost much of its luster.

Shen Wen'an guessed that this wisp of Yi Wood essence must have condensed a large amount of the pine tree's own essence, and it would probably take a long time for new Yi Wood essence to be generated again.

Two formations have been set up, and the essence of Yi Wood has been successfully absorbed, so he no longer needs to guard this place for the time being.

He rose from the summit, his figure flashed, and he immediately rode his sword toward the Blackwater Pool.

(End of this chapter)