Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 163 Using yourself as bait
Wherever the vines passed, the surrounding bushes and weeds seemed to become Chen Youran's antennae for perceiving the surroundings and a means of attacking enemies.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The vines quickly burrowed into the dense bushes, and the blue spiritual energy spread out. The next moment, the bushes around the vines seemed to come alive, waving their thorny branches and whipping wildly around them!
In an instant, more than a dozen figures hiding behind the bushes were forced out!

They were barbarian warriors with short hair, tattoos, and wearing animal skin skirts!
"What a bizarre spell!"

One of the barbarian cultivators exclaimed in surprise, his fingers quickly forming a hand seal, and he unleashed a plume of black smoke at the wildly swirling thorny bushes in front of him.

The black smoke seemed to have a strong corrosive effect; once the thorny bushes were enveloped by it, they all rotted and withered in the blink of an eye.

When Chen Youran's long whip, which had transformed into a vine, came into contact with the black smoke, its surface flashed with a blue light and then quickly returned to its whip shape.

The bushes separating them disappeared, and they cautiously sized each other up.

"That is a magical artifact that the master bestowed upon Alaigu!"

Across from them, a bald barbarian man with his head covered in strange runes noticed the magical bow in Shen Chongming's hand and spoke in a deep voice.

"Oh?"

Before him, another burly man, shirtless and with a tiger skin around his waist, heard this and a greedy glint flashed in his eyes as he laughed, "That good-for-nothing Alaigu received so many rewards from the master, but in the end, he died at the hands of these Yu people."

“General, these young members of the Shen family are already Qi Refining cultivators at such a young age. They must all be direct descendants of the Shen family.”

"The master said that killing a direct descendant of the Shen family will be rewarded with a magical artifact."

"Could it be that our Talai tribe is about to have a stroke of incredible luck, encountering four of them all at once?"

The burly, bald barbarian grinned and said, "Four little brats are worth four magical artifacts. If you include the spoils of war they have, that makes eight magical artifacts."

"With so many magical artifacts, the strength of the Talai tribe will surely be greatly enhanced."

"Now that the Araghu tribe is practically extinct, it's time for my Talai tribe to rise up!"

Listening to the other party's unrestrained conversation, Shi Miao beside Shen Chongming had a strange expression.

"Young clan leader, we've become fish on a chopping board in their eyes."

Shen Chongming remained silent.

Having reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, he could sense that seven out of the dozen or so people opposite him were Qi Refining cultivators.

The one with the highest cultivation level was the man in the tiger-skin skirt. Judging from his aura, he was at least at the late stage of the fourth level of Qi Refining, and very likely at the peak of the fourth level.

"Be careful, the opponent is quite strong."

Zhao Tuan spoke in a deep voice.

Although the opposing side had a large number of people and cultivators, fortunately, there were no disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain among them.

At the same cultivation level, the disciples of the Immortal Sect are almost always stronger than the native cultivators of Yangnao Land.

After all, these barbarian cultivators had only received some rewards from the immortal sect and had only reached their current level by chance.

In terms of magic, talismans, and magical artifacts, they are far inferior to the disciples of the Immortal Sect.

"You Ran and I will fight the strongest one together."

"The rest is up to you two."

"The enemy outnumbers us, so be prepared to act at the right moment."

When he mentioned the phrase "waiting for the right opportunity," Shen Chongming's tone softened slightly.

Shi Miao and Zhao Tuan exchanged a glance, both revealing a look of understanding.

Seeing that the two understood his words, Shen Chongming immediately raised the magic bow in his hand and aimed it at the other side.

Upon seeing this, Chen Youran threw the long whip in her hand into the air and made hand seals.

The next moment, the long whip magic weapon seemed to come alive, twisting and transforming into a thick vine that rushed towards the man in the tiger-skin skirt!

Upon seeing this, the bald, burly man next to the man in the tiger-skin skirt immediately made another hand seal, opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of black smoke in response to the vines formed by the long whip, attempting to imitate the man before him.

However, a glint flashed in Chen Youran's eyes, and the vines in mid-air instantly changed their attack method!
From its previous nimble, snake-like form, it transformed directly into a long, vine-like spear!
The vine spear snapped in two, and the sharp spearhead, over ten feet long, shot straight toward the bald, burly man's face!

The bald, burly man seemed not to have expected Chen Youran to suddenly change direction and attack him.

Unexpectedly, their techniques had such variations, and they immediately prepared to dodge.

But at that moment, tiny thorny branches had sprouted from the soil beneath him.

As he tried to move, the thorny vines quickly wrapped around his legs!
These ordinary thorny vines are so thin that even an ordinary person could easily break them if they were tied up, let alone a cultivator.

But in this life-or-death situation, any slight influence can be fatal.

The bald, burly man stumbled as the thorny vines pulled him, causing him to miss his best chance to dodge.

In an instant, the vine spear was already at his face!
hum!
Just as his head was about to be pierced by a sharp spear, a spiritual energy shield instantly appeared on the bald, muscular man's body!
Bang!
The vine spears slammed into the spiritual energy shield, causing it to flicker continuously.

Wood chips flew everywhere, but a silent arrow quietly pierced through them, instantly shattering the bald, burly man's spiritual energy shield and piercing his skull with undiminished momentum!
The spiritual energy carried by the arrow exploded in an instant, shattering his head into pieces!
It all happened so fast.

The general of the Talai tribe originally thought that Shen Chongming and Chen Youran were targeting him, and had already prepared for defense when Shen Chongming raised his great bow.

Who would have thought that their target would suddenly become the brother beside them?

The two's coordination was so exquisite that he didn't even have time to react before a clansman at the third level of Qi Refining was shot dead right before his eyes.

"go!"

Having succeeded in his attack, Shen Chongming immediately spoke.

The four immediately cast a speed spell on their legs and ran towards the distant dense forest.

This scene left the general of the Natalai tribe completely stunned.

He initially thought that the other side had killed one of his men with lightning speed and would make another move.

Unexpectedly, Shen Chongming and his companions showed no hesitation and turned to run away.

The Talai general was dumbfounded.

Wasn't it agreed that two people would deal with themselves, and the remaining two would deal with the others?

"Damn little beast!"

"You cunning little beast!"

In the blink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, the Talai general roared angrily as he watched the four figures disappear into the dense forest!
"Chase!"

"Send a message to the other scout teams to hold them off!"

Amidst its angry roar, Shen Chongming and his three companions had already reached a distance.

"There should be quite a few barbarian scouts in this mountain forest."

“If every scout team were like this so-called Talai tribe, with cultivators present, and they managed to reach the front lines guarded by our people, then we would be in big trouble.”

Shen Chongming spoke as he ran.

Zhao Tuan nodded.

Compared to the Western Wilderness Barbarians, the Shen family not only has fewer people, but also fewer cultivators. After all, the entire Barbarian tribe has nearly ten million people. Even if only one cultivator is born out of ten thousand people, that would still be more than the number of cultivators the Shen family currently has.

"What does the young clan leader plan to do?"

The stone seedlings opened.

Shen Chongming looked around and pondered for a moment before saying, "Brother Tuan, I plan to use myself as bait to let them know that I am the young patriarch of the Shen family."

"Then lead them around in circles in this area, taking the opportunity to gradually devour the cultivators among these barbarians."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tuan's expression changed slightly.

He had overheard the conversation between the Talai tribe members. In order to deal with the Shen family, Hundred Beasts Mountain had offered a magical artifact as a reward, offering a bounty on the direct descendants of the Shen family.

Therefore, it is clear that the reward for the "young patriarch of the Shen family" should be even higher.

If their identities were exposed, those Western Wilderness barbarian cultivators would probably pounce on them like wolves smelling blood.

"This move is far too dangerous."

Shen Chongming smiled wryly: "I know this is a dangerous move."

"But now that Third Uncle can't help, there aren't many people the Shen family can rely on."

"If we cannot weaken the Western Wilderness Barbarians as much as possible now, how can we resist them when their cultivators gather here and launch a full-scale attack?"

The Shen family now has only about ten cultivators at most.

Fortunately, the current Hundred Beasts Mountain is overconfident and also intends to torment the Shen family.

If they wait until later to realize what's happening and allow the various barbarian tribes to gather together, the Shen family will have no way to resist.

Zhao Tuan wasn't stupid; he knew that now was the best opportunity to weaken the barbarians.

"In that case, let's all take a look at the talismans, pills, and spirit crystal fragments we have. We need to make a reasonable plan."

The four of them checked the items they were carrying.

Spirit crystal fragments and Qi-nourishing pills can quickly replenish spiritual power.

According to Shen Chongming's plan, they will face endless battles next, and there will be very little time to meditate and recover their spiritual energy.

The talismans were drawn by Shen Yuan in his spare time. Although they were all low-level spells, they could still play a miraculous role in critical moments.

After tallying their supplies, the group began to discuss their specific plans.

……

Shen Family Manor.

Zhao Xuan finally gave in.

From then on, Shen Chongxuan completely gave up on cultivating immortality and began to study with Lu Zhiyuan.

"Master, I want to compile a family history for the Shen family."

In the pavilion of the academy, seven-year-old Shen Chongxuan looked up at Lu Zhiyuan and spoke.

Looking at the child in front of him who bore a resemblance to Shen Wenyan, Lu Zhiyuan was somewhat dazed, and couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with the little guy when he first met him.

The innocent and naive voice of Shen Wenyan still echoed in my ears.

"Master?"

Seeing that Lu Zhiyuan remained silent, Shen Chongxuan spoke again.

"Ah."

Lu Zhiyuan slowly sat down, smiling, and said, "Then tell me, why do you want to revise your family history?"

Shen Chongxuan tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "History allows future generations to know what is happening now. By learning from history, future generations can find answers in difficult situations and discipline themselves in favorable circumstances."

“My Shen family is destined to be extraordinary. After thousands of years, let alone my grandmaster and grandfather, even the generation of disciples and grand-disciples will probably have long since turned into a handful of dust.”

"If we don't compile a family history, how can future generations know about the Shen family's past and the hardships these generations have endured?"

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, but he was somewhat surprised.

May the Shen family prosper for generations to come...

How can this little guy be so confident?

"Very well, then I will teach you the methods of recording and compiling history."

"Writing history can also help one correct oneself; you should ponder this carefully."

An old man and a young boy sat in the pavilion, just as they had back in Jinliu Village.

late at night.

When Shen Yuan awoke from his cultivation, he felt that his cultivation level had reached the critical point for a breakthrough.

After some hesitation, he took a kettle, uncorked it, and drank a few mouthfuls of the spring water.

The rich spiritual energy of the earth veins spread within his body, and Shen Yuan slowly walked into the courtyard and sat down cross-legged.

He took a fragment of a spirit crystal from his storage pouch at his waist, drew out the spiritual energy within, and began to slowly refine it.

After a long time, a very strong spiritual energy suddenly burst forth from his body.

The fluctuations of spiritual energy gradually subsided, and Shen Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

Seventh level of Qi training.

I have been on the path of cultivation for almost twenty years. Reaching this level is neither slow nor fast.

After stabilizing his own realm a little, he slowly stood up and looked at the gloomy night sky.

"It looks like another heavy rain is about to fall."

He slowly walked to the recliner and lay down. In the corner of the yard, the big black dog came out of its kennel and gently nudged the recliner with its head, making it rock back and forth.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but smile and pat its head.

"You beast, you're becoming more and more human."

"Perhaps in a few more years, he might be able to open his mouth and chat with me."

As the recliner rocked gently, Shen Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

A cool breeze caressed him, and after a brief moment of relaxation following his breakthrough, Shen Yuan quickly fell asleep.

When he woke up again, he was "disturbed" by the white jade tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness.

As his consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, the once quiet white jade tortoise shell was now trembling violently.

(End of this chapter)