Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 151 Master Guangyuan
The others, hearing his murmur, also looked at Shen Wen'an with strange expressions.

Among them, Li Heshan and Wei Qiuling had the most complex expressions.

The former's face was full of regret and annoyance.

Looking at Shen Wen'an, who had already withdrawn his sword energy, he was now filled with regret.

I still remember that Shen Wen'an was brought to Qiyun Valley by him. The little guy was only eight years old at the time.

Now, just over a decade later, that stubborn and taciturn little guy has already grown into a Nascent Soul Realm expert, ahead of him.

More importantly, this is a sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage!
Judging from his control over the sword energy, he is clearly no longer in the initial stage of the embryonic breathing realm.

Li Heshan is filled with hatred!
This should have been a genius from Qiyun Valley!

At such a young age, to have broken through to the Fetal Breathing Realm, even if one has no chance to reach the Sword Immortal Realm in the future, having a living Fetal Breathing Perfection sword cultivator suppressing the sect's foundation is enough to make Qiyun Valley rank among the top immortal sects of Qishan.

Unfortunately, this genius with unlimited potential was turned away by Qiyun Valley.

But Wei Qiuling's mood at this moment was completely opposite to his!

Shocked, Wei Qiuling was also very excited!
I still remember how she defied all opposition and persuaded her master to befriend the Shen family, for which she suffered a lot of criticism from the elders in the sect.

For the elders of the sect, investing in the Shen family was a huge gamble.

After all, Shen Wen'an was still a disciple of Qiyun Valley at that time, and Ling Shan Sword Immortal may have just acted on impulse in Qishan Market.

Subsequent events proved that no news came from Qingluo Sword Pavilion to prove that Lingshan Sword Immortal had any deeper expectations for Shen Wen'an.

Later, after learning that Shen Wen'an had been expelled from Qiyun Valley, some elders of the sect secretly wanted her to invite Shen Wen'an to join Luoxia Mountain.

But Wei Qiuling refused after thinking about it.

She could tell that Shen Wen'an didn't care much about sectarian sentiments; what he cared about most was his family and the way of the sword.

Luoxia Mountain was not a sword-cultivation sect, so it couldn't offer him much help in sword cultivation.

Instead of focusing on his most important family members, we should offer them various benefits and assistance.

Now, this investment is finally paying off.

Such a young, unaffiliated sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage—once he grows up, even if he only makes one move, all the efforts Luoxia Mountain has made over the years will be worthwhile!

“Junior Brother Shen is right.”

Suppressing her inner joy, Wei Qiuling calmly said, "Yunzhong County belongs to my Luoxia Mountain."

"Qiu Ling said back then that Luoxia Mountain gave Yunshui Town to the Shen family, and no one can interfere in the affairs of Yunshui Town without the Shen family's permission."

"Of the eight hundred li of Hidden Dragon Mountain, the Shen family only adhered to the four hundred li boundary line and did not greedily cross the line."

"Does Hundred Beasts Mountain think that Falling Sunset Mountain is easy to bully because it is pressing us so hard?"

At that moment, she decided to take another gamble!
Although Hundred Beasts Mountain was strong, it was not strong enough to deter Falling Clouds Mountain from resisting.

The dozens of immortal sects in Qishan are intertwined with each other, their interests deeply intertwined.

Those without connections have long since disappeared into the river of time.

"Fellow Daoist Yang's request is indeed excessive."

“My disciple has been missing for several years, and now they suddenly say they suspect he is on the Shen family’s territory and want to go in to search for him.”

"What were all the people from Hundred Beasts Mountain doing when that disciple went missing?"

Jin Sheng then said in a sarcastic tone.

Throughout the entire Qishan mountain range, there are few immortal sects that do not fear Hundred Beast Mountain, and Vajra Sect is one of them.

The strength of Hundred Beasts Mountain lies in their mastery of beast taming. When other immortal cultivators fight against them at the same level, it's like facing two opponents of the same level simultaneously.

One of them must be a powerful demon beast.

The physical cultivation of the Vajra School is different.

That's equivalent to a combination of a demon beast and a cultivator.

If it weren't for the difficulty and extreme danger of breaking through physical cultivation realms, which caused the Vajra Sect to lag behind the Hundred Beasts Mountain in terms of high-end combat power, the Vajra Sect would undoubtedly be the leader in the Qishan Mountain Range alone.

"you!"

Yang Xun glared angrily at Jin Sheng, but his gaze inadvertently fell on Shen Wen'an, who was standing to the side with his sword.

He knew very well that with a sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage present, Hundred Beasts Mountain had already lost this time.

If Hundred Beasts Mountain wants to suppress the Shen family, it must at least send a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert to Yangnao Land.

But the current situation is that both Luoxia Mountain and Jingang Sect are determined to help the Shen family.

His Hundred Beasts Mountain can send out experts at the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, and so can Luoxia Mountain.

The Vajra Sect is home to many combat maniacs who have reached the fourth level of physical cultivation.

If experts at the Nascent Soul Realm clash, it will be a major war between immortal sects.

Several disciples of Qingniu Peak have been missing for three or four years and are most likely dead.

It's simply not worth starting a war between immortal sects for the sake of a few disciples who died and whose cultivation was lost.

Many immortal sects descended upon Yangnao Land seeking opportunities and reaping benefits. Without substantial enough profit, it would be irrational for a sect to get involved in battles with other sects.

"Hehe...very good."

"We at Hundred Beasts Mountain accept this loss."

"Master Shen, you should be careful in the future."

After giving Shen Wenxing a deep look, Yang Xun immediately turned around, mounted the moon-white giant wolf, and rode away.

With the matter resolved, the group breathed a sigh of relief and offered their congratulations to Shen Wen'an.

As the chief disciples of the immortal sect, the cultivation levels of the people present had long since reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Apart from Jin Sheng, who is hesitant to break through to the fourth stage of Body Refinement (equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage in the Immortal Path) because he is not yet fully confident, the others can break through to the Nascent Soul stage at any time if they wish.

The reason they kept delaying was partly because they wanted to solidify their foundation, but more importantly, they were all unwilling to be ordinary and wanted to find some superior innate spiritual energy as a foundation to forge a superior immortal embryo.

At the very least, one must find a wisp of medium-grade innate spiritual energy to achieve a mid-grade immortal embryo.

The various immortal sects, with their long-standing traditions, had long ago discovered a fact.

If one aspires to reach the Golden Core Dao in the future, the quality of their Immortal Embryo must be at least mid-to-high grade.

For countless years, it has been almost unheard of for a cultivator with a low-grade, ordinary immortal embryo to reach the Golden Core stage. Shen Wen'an clearly didn't like this kind of occasion. After exchanging a few perfunctory words, he told Shen Wenxing to "wait outside" and then left the pavilion.

"Please forgive me, everyone, this is just my personality..."

Shen Wenxing quickly explained.

Those present were interested in befriending the Shen family, and had naturally inquired about Shen Wen'an's deeds and understood his character beforehand.

"It's alright, strong people all have their own temper."

Jin Sheng chuckled and then changed the subject, asking, "Brother Shen, is there anything you don't understand about body refinement?"

"Although I am not very talented, I have reached the third realm and may be able to answer your questions, Brother Shen."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "To be honest, Brother Jin, I do have some questions."

Shen Wenxing pointed out the problems he had recently encountered in his cultivation. Jin Sheng, as expected of the chief disciple of the Vajra Sect, indeed had a high talent in physical cultivation. After thinking for a moment, he gave an answer.

At the end, he added with a smile, "Brother Shen is very talented in physical cultivation. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely take Brother Shen to meet our master."

The Taoist nun in black robes from the Xuan Shui Sect also took the opportunity to inquire about the effects of the Xuan Shui Pill, saying that the Xuan Shui Pill was precious and that although the Xuan Shui Sect could not afford to give it away, it could sell it cheaply if the Shen family needed it in the future.

The atmosphere at the scene was very harmonious.

As dusk approached, Shen Wen'an and Zhao Jinhu arrived at the pavilion.

"Master of the house."

Zhao Jinhu bowed respectfully.

Shen Wenxing frowned slightly when he saw him and asked, "Is there an emergency at home?"

He knew that Zhao Jinhu wouldn't come to Anyang City to find him at this time unless it was something important.

Zhao Jinhu nodded slightly and then took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to him.

Shen Wenxing took the envelope, took out a piece of paper from it, opened it, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"What is this?"

A strange animal was drawn on the white paper in his hand.

With a tiger's head and red hair, and antlers like a deer, it resembled a lion...

Zhao Jinhu shook his head with a wry smile: "It was drawn by Uncle Yuan. He said he dreamed about it and, upon learning that the head of the family was coming to see several immortals today, he asked me to deliver it to him."

"It is said that you immortals are all knowledgeable and experienced. I wonder if you have ever seen such a creature before?"

Shen Wenxing's expression turned strange after hearing this.

It's hard to understand what my father is doing.

I dreamt of a monster, and it sent someone from afar to question the chief disciples of the immortal sects present. This…

The problem is, this drawing is really ugly.

The people present looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing Zhao Jinhu's words.

"We cultivators, since the birth of our divine consciousness, have some degree of connection with the heavens and the earth."

"The old patriarch was also a cultivator. Since he dreamed of this item, there must be some omen behind it."

"If it is convenient for Patriarch Shen, you may show this item to us."

The Taoist nun in black robes spoke slowly.

The others nodded in agreement, eager to see what the old patriarch of the Shen family had dreamed of.

Shen Wenxing hesitated for a moment, then handed the paper to Wei Qiuling beside him, somewhat reluctant to look at it.

Wei Qiuling took the paper, and the others gathered around.

"Please excuse my poor drawing skills; my father's paintings are truly quite ugly..."

The group didn't think much of it, but they stared at the painting with furrowed brows in deep thought.

"It resembles a tiger but is not a tiger; this beast is quite strange."

"It has antlers on its head, yet it is not a deer..."

"However, this beast seems somewhat familiar; I feel as if I have seen this description in some ancient books."

After studying the document for a while, Wei Qiuling, deep in thought, asked, "Has any of you fellow Daoists read the 'Guangyuan Gazetteer'?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

After pondering for a moment, Xuan Yi said, "Fellow Daoist Wei, are you referring to the travelogue written by the Nascent Soul Realm expert named Guangyuan when he traveled to Qishan a thousand years ago?"

Wei Qiuling nodded.

"Luoxia Mountain was fortunate enough to obtain a rubbing of the Guangyuan Gazetteer back then, which Qiu Ling read through."

"According to the book, the monk Guangyuan encountered a strange beast called Bai Ze in Qishan. It had a tiger's head and red hair, deer antlers on its head, and a snow-white body. It looked like a lion and its four legs were in a flying posture."

"It's actually Bai Ze!" Xuan Yi exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this. "I have heard some legends about Bai Ze."

"It is said that this beast is gentle and kind, learned and knowledgeable, wise as a sage, and able to recognize all the spirits and monsters in the world."

"Oh?" Jin Sheng was taken aback at first, then laughed and said, "So, this beast is a rare auspicious creature?"

Wei Qiuling nodded and said, "The Guangyuan Chronicle not only records the appearance of this beast, but also mentions that there is a Bai Ze that has achieved cultivation in Qishan."

"It's been a thousand years since Master Guangyuan wrote the 'Guangyuan Chronicle,' so unless the White Ze Auspicious Beast also possesses the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm, it's likely that it has already perished."

“Monsters and spirits are different from us cultivators. Such auspicious beasts should only consume the essence of the sun and moon, and their lifespan may be longer…” Jin Sheng said with a smile, then turned to Shen Wenxing and said, “Brother Shen, the old patriarch dreaming of such a strange beast is a good omen. The Shen family may be blessed with good fortune.”

Shen Wenxing smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "Thank you for your kind words, Brother Jin. It's getting late, and I have nothing else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

"After some time, when Jinghe Market is completed, we will gather again there."

Upon hearing this, everyone clasped their hands in greeting and watched Shen Wenxing leave.

On the way back, Shen Wenxing frowned, still thinking about the Bai Ze mythical beast.

Wei Qiuling said that the Bai Ze auspicious beast had appeared in Qishan, and her father dreamed of this beast... He vaguely felt that this should be related to his younger brother Shen Wenyan.

But what is the connection between the two?

(End of this chapter)