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Chapter 162 Female Yuan Huizhu
"father."

Upon seeing Shen Yuan arrive, Zhao Xuan greeted him respectfully.

"Hmm." Shen Yuan walked up to them with his hands behind his back, looked at the mother and son's slightly red and swollen eyes, and sighed softly.

Did Chongxuan make you angry?

Zhao Xuan forced a smile and said, "The child went back and said that he had already told you, sir, that he wanted to give up cultivation."

“Father, he’s just playful and can’t stand hardship. His daughter-in-law has already disciplined him.”

"Mother, I'm not being playful, I just don't want to cultivate, I want to go to school!" Shen Chongxuan explained.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan immediately frowned, grabbed a broom from beside her, and lashed it hard across his back, angrily saying:
What's the use of studying?!

"If you mention studying again, don't call me 'Mom' anymore!"

Shen Chongxuan was struck, but he didn't cry. He stubbornly said, "Studying is also a form of self-cultivation, like Master Lu, like Father..."

"Chongxuan." Hu Yufen sighed heavily and came over, hugging him tenderly and saying softly, "Don't talk back to your mother."

Both she and Shen Yuan knew that Zhao Xuan was a strong-willed person.

The years that her second son, Shen Wenyan, has been away from home have indeed been tough for her.

The main reason why she opposed her son's cultivation of literature was due to the influence of Shen Wenyan.

"Father, this child listens to you, please try to persuade him again."

Zhao Xuan, with tears in her eyes, looked at Shen Yuan and pleaded.

She herself has not made any achievements in martial arts. She has been cultivating all these years, but unfortunately, she has not even tempered her body.

Now that the children's father has been away from home for five or six years and there has been no news of him, Zhao Xuan has placed all her hopes on her two children.

She dreamed that the brothers Shen Chongxuan and Shen Chongxu would achieve something in their cultivation and make some contributions to the family, rather than becoming a burden to the family.

Shen Yuan didn't say anything, but slowly walked up to Shen Chongxuan and helped him up.

"Go outside first, Grandpa will talk to your mother."

Shen Chongxuan cupped his hands slightly, then turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Hu Yufen moved two stools over and placed them next to the recliner, then pulled Zhao Xuan to sit down.

Shen Yuan sat on the recliner, pondered for a moment, and said, "Father knows that you don't let Chongxuan study literature because of Anu, right?"

"Father, I..." Zhao Xuan hurriedly tried to explain.

Shen Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Let Father finish speaking."

He sighed and said, "That little bastard is a piece of trash. He's wronged you all these years."

"Father apologizes to you on his behalf."

Zhao Xuan shook her head repeatedly: "Father, you and Mother are both very good to your daughter-in-law, and my husband... is also very good."

"It's because my daughter-in-law is useless..."

Hearing him say that, Hu Yufen quickly said, "Silly child, what did you do wrong?"

"It is our Shen family that has wronged you."

Tears welled up in Zhao Xuan's eyes and she gripped her sleeves tightly with her hands.

Shen Yuan picked up the conversation, saying, "Chongxuan has no spiritual roots and has lost interest in cultivation. Even if we force him to continue cultivating, he will likely find it difficult to achieve great things in the future."

"If you can put aside your prejudices and think about it carefully, cultivating your literary skills is a viable way out."

"Chongxuan is meticulous and thoughtful; perhaps he can achieve something in literature."

Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment, wiped away her tears, and raised her head, saying, "I don't know much about cultivation, but my elder brother doesn't have any spiritual roots either."

"If Chongxuan can't cultivate the path to immortality, then let him learn body cultivation from his elder brother."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan and his wife Hu Yufen exchanged a glance.

He finally understood that only the one who tied the knot could untie it; the only way to resolve Zhao Xuan's inner conflict was for Shen Wenyan to return.

"I respect your opinion. Since that's what you think, I won't say anything more."

"I will only say one last thing this time."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly: "Father, please speak."

Shen Yuan stood up and said, "The best path is the one that suits you. As parents, we sometimes need to respect our children's ideas."

"Go ahead and have a good talk with Chongxuan. This child is receptive to advice."

After hearing this, Zhao Xuan pondered for a long time, slowly stood up, bowed to the two of them, and then left the backyard.

Hu Yufen saw him to the door, then turned to Shen Yuan with a worried expression and said, "Can't you ask Shi Tou to use his connections to try and get that little bastard back?"

“If this continues, the second son’s family of three will be finished.”

Shen Yuan shook his head slightly: "Shi Tou already asked some immortal sects for help."

"But nobody knows where that little bastard is now, so how can we get him back?"

Hu Yufen remained silent, her heart filled with worry.

……

Danzhou, a mountain village.

On the bamboo bed in the courtyard, the old man Bai Ze, dressed in a plain robe and with white hair and beard, was surrounded by an aura of death.

Shen Wenyan sat cross-legged beside him.

"Wenyan... I fear my time is up in the next few days."

"After I die, this little trick of deception will gradually dissipate."

"When the time comes, you must take the Yin Yuan Hui Zhu that I left behind and find a place to hide with Mei'er as soon as possible."

"Do not come out until the Female Yuan Hui Pearl has been completely refined."

Shen Wenyan nodded sadly.

For the past two years, he has been staying in this village, which is shrouded in the Xiaoxing Deception Technique, with Bai Ze and Hu Meier.

After two years of living and working together, they have become as close as family.

Influenced by Bai Ze's wisdom, Shen Wenyan could clearly feel that his spiritual realm had been greatly improved in just two years, and his cultivation in the realm of literature had also made great progress.

He has now grasped the rudiments of the Way of Literature, and has condensed the rudiments of the Heart of Literature within his body with literary energy. He only needs to gradually perfect them in the future, and then he will be able to summarize a completely new path of cultivation.

The Yin Yuan Hui Zhu mentioned by Bai Ze is the essence formed from the condensation of his entire cultivation.

Shen Wenyan didn't know what the Female Yuan Hui Pearl was, but he heard Bai Ze say that it was an incredible opportunity.

If he could completely refine this Primordial Wisdom Pearl, it would be enough to lay the foundation for the Way of Literature and become a true pioneer.

"Grandpa Bai Ze..."

"Mei'er doesn't want you to die..." On the other side of the bamboo bed, Hu Mei'er's eyes were filled with tears.

She was found by Bai Ze before she took human form, and later, under Bai Ze's guidance, she embarked on the path of cultivation. More than three hundred years have passed since then.

The grandmother and granddaughter have lived together for years, and now that they are about to be separated by life and death, it is a difficult thing for Hu Meier to accept.

"The Great Dao has no end; is immortality attainable?"

"I once had a chance encounter with an exceptionally talented human cultivator in the mountains."

"Even a genius as extraordinary as him could not achieve immortality."

"The cycle of birth and death is predetermined; how easy is it to escape it..."

Bai Ze forced a smile onto his aged face, then looked at Shen Wenyan and said, "Once the Female Yuan Wisdom Pearl leaves my body, it will cause strange phenomena in the heavens and earth. Have you mastered the secret technique that I passed on to you before?"

Shen Wenyan didn't speak, but slightly extended his palm.

A stream of azure energy appeared in his palm, slowly forming a net-like sphere.

Bai Ze nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this: "This was modified by me using the Minor Deception Technique, and it should be able to conceal the aura of the Female Yuan Hui Pearl."

"If anything goes wrong at that time, do not force yourself. Your life is more important than the female Yuan Huizhu."

Shen Wenyan nodded emphatically.

Bai Ze's somewhat cloudy eyes gazed silently at the sky, and fragmented images slowly appeared before his eyes.

There are scenes of him playing in the mountains when he was still in beast form, and scenes of him eating the sunset and drinking dew on the cliff when he was ignorant in his cultivation.

There was his first encounter with Master Guangyuan, where they sat and discussed the Dao together, and the joy he felt when he first found the little fox...

……

The mountains are magnificent, and the forests are deep and dense.

In the middle of Hidden Dragon Mountain, several figures darted swiftly through the dense forest.

"Shi Miao, where did you find the person?"

With the Great White Bone Bow in his hand, Shen Chongming, as agile as a cheetah, leaped from a boulder onto an ancient tree.

Behind them, Zhao Tuan and Chen Youran followed closely.

The stone seedling came to a branch of the giant tree, looked up and said, "It's probably that area ahead."

Upon hearing this, the tall and imposing Zhao Tuan frowned instantly.

"When scouting, remember the directions clearly and pay attention to details."

"If we are so clueless, it will only leave hidden dangers in the future."

Shi Miao scratched his head awkwardly: "Most of the trees in this forest look the same, I..."

"Like people, every tree has its own characteristics. As a cultivator, can't you tell them apart?"

Zhao Tuan spoke in a cold voice.

Two hours ago, Shi Miao went out to scout and said that he had discovered a barbarian scout team, which was suspected to contain cultivators.

The four men were preparing to ambush and kill him.

But now, after tracking for two hours, not only have they not seen the person, but Shi Miao himself seems to have forgotten where he found the enemy.

In such a dense jungle, it is easy for prey and hunters to switch roles.

When skill levels are similar, whoever discovers the other first will gain a greater advantage.

"Young clan leader, we cannot go any further."

Zhao Tuan spoke in a deep voice.

He was currently unsure whether the four of them had already been targeted by the barbarian scouts.

If the other side has already discovered the four of them, the reason they haven't made a move is probably because they are waiting for reinforcements.

If we get surrounded, it will be extremely dangerous.

Shen Chongming nodded.

There was clearly no movement around him, and there were cultivators on the other side, so he didn't dare to release his divine sense easily and could only rely on his eyesight to observe.

"Let's go back the way we came."

After jumping down from the ancient tree, Shen Chongming spoke in a deep voice.

The four immediately prepared to retreat silently.

"Ok?"

Not long after they started walking, Shen Chongming suddenly sensed a faint divine sense sweeping past from behind a boulder to his left.

He immediately turned around abruptly, and the Silent Guest magic weapon in his hand was pulled to a full moon!
A flash of light appeared on the bow, instantly flowing into the arrow.

The arrow's surface was immediately enveloped by a barely perceptible, transparent spiritual energy.

The next moment, the arrow flew out silently, heading towards a thick ancient tree next to the boulder!

puff!
The arrow was incredibly fast; it pierced the ancient tree almost as soon as it flew out!

The ancient tree was pierced, and a figure dressed in special animal skin behind the tree had no time to dodge before being shot through the throat by the sharp arrow.

A large amount of blood flowed from his neck, and the man's face was full of confusion.

Shen Chongming and his three companions quickly arrived at the scene, only to find that the barbarian soldier hiding behind the tree had already died.

"Young clan leader, this magical artifact is truly amazing!"

"The arrow was shot without making the slightest sound."

"This guy probably never understood how he was killed, even until he died."

Shi Miao kicked the corpse of the barbarian scout.

Zhao Tuan approached and examined the body closely, finding a strange token carved from a special animal bone on the barbarian scout's corpse.

"Is this the scout team you discovered?"

He looked at Shi Miao and asked.

Shi Miao paused slightly, then said uncertainly, "I think so..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tuan frowned slightly. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed something flash by in the bushes to his left.

Immediately afterwards, a rustling sound came from the surrounding bushes.

"Young clan leader, let's go!"

Zhao Tuan's expression changed, and he immediately activated his magic robe, creating a spiritual energy shield to protect Shen Chongming behind him.

Chen Youran, standing beside him, flicked his wrist, and a rich cyan light emanated from the long whip in his hand!
The next moment, the long whip transformed into a continuously growing vine, spreading towards the bushes in the distance!

(End of this chapter)