Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 152 Good Fortune
When the two brothers returned home, it was already completely dark.

Shen Wenxing came to Shen Yuan and cupped his hands in greeting: "Father, we have found out about that strange beast."

Shen Yuan sat up straight in the recliner and said, "Tell me."

After the strange phenomenon appeared on the white jade tortoise shell, he asked Shen Wenxing to inquire about the whereabouts of his second son, Shen Wenyan.

After learning that he had gone to Danzhou, he said, "Just pretend I don't have this son," but after all, he was his own child, and he still couldn't let go of him.

During this time, he went through many books copied by Pei Zhao, but he couldn't find any clues.

Today, upon hearing that Shen Wenxing had gone to Anyang City to meet with the chief disciples of several major immortal sects, I hastily sketched the appearance of the strange beast, hoping to see if any disciples of the immortal sects had any clues about it.

"This beast is named Bai Ze..."

Shen Wenxing then recounted all the legends concerning Bai Ze.

Shen Yuan seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this.

He seemed to have heard some legends about Bai Ze in his previous life.

This beast is indeed known as an auspicious creature and is also regarded as a symbol of wisdom.

"If it's an auspicious beast, does that mean that little bastard isn't dead yet...?"

Shen Yuan muttered to himself in a deep voice.

He wasn't really worried about Shen Wenyan's life or death.

Although the white jade tortoise shell was not entirely under his control, it was, after all, bound to the entire Shen family.

If Shen Wenyan, as a direct descendant of the family, were to die, the white jade tortoise shell should serve as a warning.

During this time, the white jade tortoise shell showed no abnormalities or clues, so it seems that the unfilial son is at least still alive.

“Anu is very lucky and should be fine, Father, don’t worry.”

Shen Wenxing could only offer words of comfort from the sidelines.

"Humph!"

Shen Yuan snorted coldly and said, "If I'm still alive and see him come back, I'll break his legs!"

"Let's go eat."

He waved his hand and lay back down on the deck chair, his eyes unable to help but recall the mischievous figure who loved to catch fish in the pond and urinate on ant nests.

No matter how harsh the words spoken, there are always countless concerns in one's heart...

Danzhou, a mountain village.

In the quiet courtyard, an old man with white hair and beard sat quietly on a stool, gazing up at the brilliant starry sky.

Shen Wenyan and Hu Meier sat beside him.

"Cough cough..." Although the old man's eyes were still bright, the air of old age emanating from him was even stronger than before.

he got hurt.

Very serious injury.

The night he first met Shen Wenyan, he was cultivating in the courtyard when he suddenly sensed a mysterious force trying to spy on him.

The old man instinctively rose up in resistance.

But that power was too strong. Just a wisp of its aura was enough to make this Golden Core Perfection Realm expert feel the difference between heaven and earth.

Fortunately, that power was fleeting and carried no ill intent.

Even so, it still dealt another heavy blow to his already exhausted body.

Not only that, the old man vaguely felt something being drawn away from his body by that force.

"Brother Shen..."

His wandering thoughts returned from the vast starry sky to his physical body, and the old man turned to look at Shen Wenyan and said, "You must have already figured out that my grandfather and I are not human, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Meier, who was standing to the side, immediately widened her eyes and exclaimed, "Grandpa Bai Ze..."

The old man waved his hand slightly, his eyes, which seemed to hold the entire starry sky, quietly gazing at Shen Wenyan.

Shen Wenyan showed no surprise, and smiled faintly as he cupped his hands in greeting: "To be honest, sir, I noticed it the day after I arrived here."

"Oh?" the old man asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid?"

Shen Wenyan shook his head: "Why be afraid?"

"The old man and Miss Mei'er had no intention of harming me."

He cultivated his literary skills and refined his literary mind. When he first met the grandfather and grandson, he was so exhausted that he hadn't noticed the problem yet.

When he woke up the next day after taking a nap, he sensed something special about the two of them.

Although he didn't understand what the two people were exactly, he could tell that they were not human.

However, his father, Shen Yuan, obtained several ancient books from the ruins of the dragon tamer and asked him to translate them.

Among those ancient books is a book called "Feeding Spirits," which tells the story of a dragon-raising clan named Zhuo and the dragons he raised.

He liked that book very much and had read it carefully many times.

Furthermore, he could sense that neither the old man nor his grandson possessed the slightest bit of the malevolent aura that demonic beasts should have, which was enough to prove that the two were not the kind of man-eating, murderous demonic beasts.

Therefore, there was naturally not much fear in my heart.

Now, after spending some time together, he has realized that he was right about her.

Old Bai was gentle and kind. When you talked to him, his simple words often contained great wisdom, the kind of wisdom that comes from having seen the changes of time and the vicissitudes of life.

From the simplest ebb and flow of tides and the changing seasons, to the transformation of all things and the rotation of the sun and moon...

Whenever he talks to her, he forgets to eat or sleep.

It's as if you've traversed the river of time and are conversing with several or even dozens of learned ancient sages.

Shen Wenyan felt his literary heart slowly transforming, and his cultivation of the literary path was making progress day by day.

"Ha ha……"

Old Man Bai smiled with satisfaction, then sighed, "I can sense that Young Master Shen is pioneering a completely new path. This path is unprecedented and will surely be fraught with difficulties."

People often say that there are three thousand great paths, but these three thousand are not a fixed number.

"Young Master Shen, my days are numbered," the old man sighed, looking at the bright moon in the sky.
"Those people in the mountains also know that I am about to die and my cultivation has always been on their minds."

"Mei'er was a white fox that I rescued by chance years ago. She received my guidance and has achieved what she has today."

"She was just naive and unaware of the dangers of the world."

Old Man Bai turned to look at Hu Meier beside him, then solemnly looked at Shen Wenyan and said, "Although I do not know the path you follow, young man Shen, I can see that you have a righteous spirit, so you are not a treacherous person."

"I have a favor to ask of you."

"When I pass away, please take good care of this girl."

"Don't let those self-proclaimed righteous human cultivators outside the mountain use the guise of exorcising demons to capture her, cut open her belly to extract her core, and end up with a miserable death."

Shen Wenyan frowned slightly, but did not immediately agree.

He was well aware of his own strength; even with all his methods, he was only comparable to some cultivators at the second or third level of Qi Refining.

If they encounter danger, let alone protecting Hu Meier, they will have a hard time even protecting themselves.

Old Man Bai seemed to see his worries and said with a smile, "It's alright, I will give you a great opportunity when the time comes."

……

Yunshui Town.

After the matter at Hundred Beasts Mountain was resolved, life briefly returned to normal.

It seems that the auspicious beast Bai Ze brought good fortune. During this period, Chen Youran and Shi Miao, who were originally at the peak of Body Tempering, successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Realm. In addition, two more children with spiritual roots were found to be among the dozens of six-year-old children sent from various villages.

When the news reached Shen Yuan's ears, it actually brought a smile to his face, which had been gloomy for months.

On a recliner in the backyard, Shen Yuan lowered his eyes and tapped the armrest of the recliner lightly with his fingers.

She looks like she's in her thirties, but her body shows the marks of time.

Thinking about it, it makes sense; in both his past and present lives, he has lived for over a hundred years.

Such an appearance is merely the result of cultivation.

Behind her, a cute little girl wearing a pink floral jacket and with two little buns in her hair was giggling and rocking the recliner vigorously.

"Pomelo, stop shaking me!"

Shen Yuan chuckled and pulled the little girl to his side, sensing the unique aura of her water-based spiritual root as he spoke, "Little girl, after the New Year's Festival, you can't be naughty anymore."

The little girl, Shen You, plopped down on the big black dog beside her and giggled, asking, "Why?"

Shen Yuan sat up and said, "Because after the annual festival, you will begin your cultivation."

Children from other Li families in Yunshui Town are selected for spiritual roots at the age of six, and then begin cultivation.

The children of the Shen family have been nourished with spiritual rice and various medicinal diets since childhood, so they cannot wait until they are six years old to start cultivating.

After the New Year's Eve celebration, Shen You will be four years old.

The three Shen Chongming brothers also started cultivating at this age.

Now, the eldest grandson, Shen Chongming, has reached the second level of Qi Refining, and Shen Chonghong and Shen Chongxuan have also successfully tempered their bodies.

Unfortunately, Shen Chongxuan lacks spiritual roots, and the gap between them will likely widen gradually in the future.

"You're ready to cultivate!?" The little girl jumped up from the big black dog and looked at Shen Yuan with excitement.

Shen Yuan nodded and looked at her, asking, "Do you like cultivation?"

The little girl nodded firmly.

"Cultivation involves a lot of hardship and is very boring. Are you afraid?"

The little girl thought for a moment, then shook her head with a determined look: "I'm not afraid!"

Seeing this, Shen Yuan affectionately patted her head and said, "Go on, go play."

Upon hearing this, the little girl grabbed the big black dog lying next to her and said, "Big Black, let's go..."

Watching the man and dog run out of the yard, Shen Yuan smiled.

During this period, Shen Wenxing did not tell him about troublesome matters as often as before.

However, they will still report on changes within the clan regularly.

The Shen family now has eleven cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm.

Among them, Huang Lingxiu, one of the four members of the Huang family, finally broke through to the Qi Refining Realm after being urged day and night by Shen Wenxing.

However, since they also lack spiritual roots, they are unlikely to achieve much in the future.

Of the four members of the Shen family, Shen Wen'an had already reached the stage of fetal breathing, thus becoming part of the family's foundation and rarely making a move again.

Chen Youran, that little girl, is very close to her grandson Shen Chongming; she's already his chosen granddaughter-in-law. So there's not much to worry about Zhao Jinhu's son, Zhao Tuan.

The only remaining ones are the stone seedlings of Blackstone Village.

During their last casual conversation, Shen Wenxing mentioned that after Shi Miao broke through to the Qi Refining Realm, the Shi family in Black Stone Village seemed to have become overly arrogant, thinking that their family had produced an immortal. They acted increasingly domineeringly and even showed signs of provoking the affiliated clan, the Liu family.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan's expression gradually darkened.

"It's also because the Liu family is so disappointing."

As the ruling clan of Blackstone Village, the Liu family also obtained a chance to become immortal through the hunting competition, but to this day, no one has broken through to the Qi Refining Realm.

Slowly rising from the recliner, Shen Yuan walked towards the front yard with his hands behind his back.

All matters, big and small, of the family have been handed over to Shen Wenxing.

However, with the Jinghe Market soon to be completed, Shen Wenxing has devoted most of his energy to it.

The backyard was on the verge of fire, and he couldn't just leave it to rot.

We need to come up with a set of regulations.

(End of this chapter)