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Chapter 159 Dao Heart
Before coming here, the senior members of Hundred Beasts Mountain had analyzed the situation for a long time and unanimously believed that Ling Shan Sword Immortal's actions in Qishan Market were merely impulsive.

It's like an ordinary person seeing a stray dog ​​on the roadside; if they're in a good mood, they might throw a steamed bun at it.

So, can you say that this person has a good opinion of that stray dog?

It was this speculation that gave Hundred Beasts Mountain the courage to attack Shen Wen'an.

On one hand, Shen Wen'an crossed Yinlong Mountain and invaded the area controlled by Hundred Beast Mountain, which was a provocation and a trampling on the dignity of Hundred Beast Mountain.

On the other hand, it was also because the chief disciple Yang Xun received definite information from the wolf pack that several disciples of the Green Ox Peak of Hundred Beasts Mountain had died in the mountain range controlled by the Shen family.

When Hundred Beasts Mountain requested to search, the Shen family, along with a group of immortal sects including Qiyun Valley and Luoxia Mountain, obstructed the search in every possible way.

This led Hundred Beasts Mountain to suspect that the disciples of Green Ox Peak were very likely killed by Shen Wen'an.

The Hundred Beasts Mountain has always been domineering; when the strong act, a single suspicion is often enough.

With both old and new grudges, Hundred Beasts Mountain wanted to use Shen Wen'an to establish its authority and show the other immortal sects of Qishan what was going on.

Even with a sword immortal protecting them, they would still be mercilessly killed if they dared to provoke Hundred Beast Mountain!

But now that Pei Zhao had said that, the old ape began to have doubts again.

The older one gets, the more one cherishes life; the older one gets, the more suspicious one becomes. This is a common trait among many living things.

The old ape was the same, possessing both a fear of death and a suspicious nature.

As previously speculated, the stray dog ​​was only fed by that person when they were in a good mood, and they probably forgot about it long ago.

But who can guarantee that one day that person will pass by this place again, remember the stray dog ​​they fed, and find out that the stray dog ​​was killed by another group of stray dogs?

And if that person happens to be in a bad mood, they might vent their frustrations on these stray dogs.

That's a sword immortal.

Although he was just a young sword immortal who had recently risen to prominence, he was still someone that Hundred Beasts Mountain could not withstand.

Moreover, they are backed by the Qingluo Sword Sect.

If the younger ones suffer losses, the older ones will step in, and the entire Hundred Beasts Mountain will likely be wiped out.

Seeing the old ape's ever-changing expression, Pei Zhao was also very nervous.

Little did he know what Ling Shan, the sword immortal, was thinking; she was merely betting that the old ape was afraid of death.

"Ha ha……"

The old ape pondered for a long time, seemingly having figured something out, and let out a faint laugh.

"The feud between this boy and my Hundred Beasts Mountain cannot be resolved with just a few words from you."

"How does Senior intend to resolve this?" Pei Zhao asked hurriedly.

He had already made up his mind. If possible, he was willing to use some of his savings to compensate Hundred Beasts Mountain, as long as it could resolve the conflict between them.

A sly glint flashed in the old ape's eyes as he sneered, "Simple."

“That kid is a junior. If our Hundred Beasts Mountain were to send some experts at the Nascent Soul Realm to make a move, it would indeed be considered bullying the weak, and it wouldn’t be honorable to talk about it.”

"Old Ape, I heard that when you entered Yangnao Land, you made a verbal agreement that cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage were not allowed to interfere in the affairs of Yangnao Land?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhao frowned deeply.

This agreement does exist, but this old ape brought it up...

"Since this agreement has been made, it should be kept."

"I, Old Ape, hereby declare on behalf of Hundred Beasts Mountain that as long as that brat doesn't make a move, none of the experts at the Nascent Soul Realm of Hundred Beasts Mountain will ever intervene again."

"If that kid doesn't follow the rules again, I, Old Ape, really want to see if Sword Immortal Ling Shan really cares about him that much!"

As the old ape spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he took out a communication stone, giving orders to the experts of Hundred Beast Mountain in Yangnao Land.

Although Pei Zhao still had doubts, this solution at least saved Shen Wen'an's life.

"Thank you, senior."

He cupped his hands in greeting to the old ape, then said, "Since you have made this decision, senior, would you please make way so that I can go to Yangnao Land to persuade that boy?"

The old ape pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Seeing that he agreed, Pei Zhao quickly turned around and bowed to Qu Heng and the other two behind him, saying, "I am very grateful to the three of you. When I return from Yangnao, I will definitely pay you a visit to express my gratitude."

Qu Heng and the other two returned the greeting with clasped hands, saying that they hadn't been of much help, and since the crisis had been resolved, they wouldn't go to Yangnao Land.

After bidding farewell to the three, Pei Zhao immediately flew towards the barrier.

Not long after he left, the barrier in front of him flashed, and the old man with the bamboo pole from Hundred Beasts Mountain appeared in front of the old ape.

The old man with the bamboo pole had a hideous scar on his cheek, and one of his eyes had been split open. He looked rather weak.

Seeing his appearance, the old ape frowned deeply.

"You all joined forces, and that brat managed to injure you like this?"

The old man with the bamboo pole looked somewhat embarrassed and cupped his hands, saying, "Ancestor, please forgive me. Although that boy has only just entered the Nascent Soul stage, his skill in swordsmanship is extremely profound."

"The four of us joined forces and severely injured him, but we ourselves also suffered considerable injuries."

After the old man with the bamboo pole finished speaking, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face. He gritted his teeth, mustered his courage, and continued, "If this boy is not eliminated, he will surely become a major threat to our Hundred Beasts Mountain in the future. I wonder why the Ancestor suddenly wants us to let him go?"

The old ape stood up from the boulder and chuckled:

"You have to use your brain more when you do things. There are other ways to destroy a genius than just killing him."

"Ancestor, I only said that those in the Nascent Soul stage cannot make a move; there are no such strict rules for others."

"The Western Wilderness Barbarians controlled by Hundred Beast Mountain have so many people at their disposal, how many people does the Shen family have?"

"This boy's cultivation has improved too quickly, which is not a good thing. Someone like him, whose character is incomplete and who values ​​family ties, will die from his inner demons once all the people he cares about have died. We don't even need to do anything about it."

“For a cultivator like him, destroying his Dao heart is much easier than killing him.”

Upon hearing this, a look of joy flashed in the old man's single eye, and he then smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "Ancestor, your plan is brilliant!"

The old ape sneered and waved his hand.

"Stop flattering and focus more on self-cultivation."

"If you had the strength, killing that junior today would be as easy as crushing an ant. Why would you need to go through all this trouble?"

After saying this, he flashed and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

After pondering for a moment, the old man with the bamboo pole returned to Yangnao.

Hidden Dragon Mountain.

A streak of light swayed and drifted from the grasslands across the mountains, heading towards the Blackwater Pool. Within that light, Shen Wen'an rode his sword, his face pale, blood constantly trickling from the corner of his mouth, as if he were about to fall off the Dragon-Slaying Sword at any moment.

As the manor at Blackwater Pool drew ever closer, Shen Wen'an wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and charged straight into Blackwater Pavilion.

Pfft!
Inside the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Yuan sat quietly on the first floor, gazing at the shimmering pool outside the window with a look of reminiscence and worry on his face.

The surrounding array suddenly fluctuated, and then a heavy thud came from the second floor above.

Realizing what he had just recalled, he hurriedly went up to the second floor.

At that moment, Shen Wen'an slowly got up from the ground, wanting to sit cross-legged on the futon.

"Wen'an".

Seeing this, Shen Yuan quickly stepped forward and helped him up.

"Dad, I'm fine."

Shen Wen'an forced a smile and said, "The barbarian Alaigu tribe was almost wiped out in the battle between Er and several Naixi Realm experts from Hundred Beast Mountain."

"Two of the four Nascent Soul cultivators from Hundred Beasts Mountain were severely injured by you; you were just exhausted."

What he said is true.

As someone who has just entered the realm of fetal breathing, facing four experts at the mid-stage of fetal breathing, not to mention anything else, his accumulated spiritual energy is far inferior to theirs.

The old guys at Hundred Beasts Mountain all realized this, so they didn't confront him head-on at all, but only planned to wear him down.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan immediately retrieved the bronze pot from the third floor and poured out two drops of spiritual liquid.

"Take this elixir."

Shen Wen'an took the jade cup, drank the spiritual liquid inside, and began to refine and absorb it.

Looking at the bloodstains on his clothes and his somewhat pale face, Shen Yuan sighed.

"Wen'an, I'm so sorry you've suffered..."

Although Huang Qingzhou's death was a huge blow to him, it was not enough to make him completely lose his mind.

The main reason for sending Shen Wen'an to the Western Wilderness was to let other forces see the Shen family's attitude.

If the Shen family remains silent after the murder of the patriarch's father-in-law, they will inevitably be looked down upon by other forces.

On the other hand, it was also to send a signal to the various subordinate clans.

Let them understand that the Shen family values ​​every person who has made a contribution.

Shen Wen'an did not speak. As the spiritual liquid in his body was gradually refined, his disordered aura gradually returned to stability.

The Blackwater Pavilion's formation was triggered once again.

When Shen Yuan came to his senses and arrived on the first floor, Shen Chongming happened to walk in.

The little guy still had a faint sadness on his face, clearly not yet recovered from Huang Qingzhou's death.

"Grandpa, is Third Uncle back?"

"Your third uncle is slightly injured, so don't disturb him."

Shen Chongming nodded and said, "Master Pei of Qiyun Valley has arrived. My father asked me to come and call you."

"Oh?" Shen Yuan was somewhat surprised and immediately said, "Grandpa, go ahead first. You stay here and keep watch."

After returning home from Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Wenxing was having tea with Pei Zhao in the side room.

Shen Yuan entered the side room and bowed slightly, saying, "Immortal Master Pei."

Pei Zhao stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "Brother Shen is Wen'an's father, and I am Wen'an's teacher. We can address each other as brothers."

Shen Yuan nodded: "Brother Pei, please have a seat."

After the two were seated, Pei Zhao asked, "Has Wen'an... come back?"

Shen Yuan nodded: "I just got back. I was injured and am currently recuperating and cultivating."

"It's good that he's back, it's good that he's back..." Pei Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that his disciple had died at the hands of the Nascent Soul Realm experts from Hundred Beast Mountain.

"Upon receiving this news, Pei, along with several fellow Daoists from the Vajra Sect and Luoxia Mountain, originally planned to come to our aid immediately."

"Unexpectedly, at the boundary between Danzhou and Yangnao, we encountered the Hundred Beasts Mountain Ancestor's obstruction."

"That was an old monster at the pseudo-Dan realm; the four of us were no match for it."

Pei Zhao spoke with a bitter expression.

Pseudo-Dan Realm...

Shen Yuan asked with a grave expression, "Brother Pei, were you or the other fellow Daoists injured?"

Pei Zhao shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing serious. Fortunately, that old man is suspicious and was frightened by my words, so he backed down."

"I promise that as long as Wen An doesn't make a move, the Nascent Soul Realm experts of Hundred Beasts Mountain will never make a move."

"If Wen An makes another move, Hundred Beasts Mountain might risk killing him, so..."

Shen Yuan understood his meaning and nodded, saying, "This time, I acted impulsively, simply because my elder brother died in battle, and I couldn't suppress the anger in my heart..."

Pei Zhao sighed and said, "I understand. Although we cultivators have embarked on the path of immortality, we are still human after all."

"Humans naturally have seven emotions and six desires, so Brother Shen's actions are normal."

“Brother Shen,” Pei Zhao said to Shen Yuan with a solemn expression, “I have always felt that the old man from Hundred Beasts Mountain must have some other conspiracy for giving in so easily.”

"I haven't figured it out on this journey either, so I can only remind you to be more careful in the future."

“The Shen family has already formed a grudge with Hundred Beasts Mountain. Given Hundred Beasts Mountain’s domineering nature, they would never sit idly by and watch Wen An grow up and threaten them.”

"Although the Shen family's manor has already been set up with a golden light array, for safety's sake, I, Pei, will set up some more arrays later."

"I don't expect it to play a significant role, but at least it should ensure the safety of the Shen family."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing repeatedly bowed and expressed their gratitude.

Pei Zhao waved his hand.

"That's all I can do. The rest is up to the Shen family to bear."

After chatting for a while, Pei Zhao didn't waste any time. He took out some array flags and materials and set up another illusion array throughout the Blackwater Pool Manor, a combined array that was both offensive and defensive.

Shen Wen'an did not wake up from his cultivation, so Pei Zhao did not wait any longer and left the manor directly.

(End of this chapter)