Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 172 Submission
The disciples of the Vajra Sect and Luoxia Mountain arrived in Yunshui Town three days later.

When Shen Wenxing greeted them at the manor, he noticed a strange figure wearing a cloak among the disciples of the Vajra Sect.

Just as he was wondering, the cloaked figure slowly raised its head, revealing a familiar face.

"Senior Qi!?"

Shen Wenxing looked at the person with some surprise.

"Patriarch Shen, we meet again."

Qi Dashan cupped his hands slightly and smiled.

This person was none other than Qi Dashan, a fourth-level Body Refinement expert from the Vajra Sect, who was sent to oversee Jinghe Market.

Shen Wenxing quickly returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and asked with a puzzled look, "There are no Nascent Soul experts from Hundred Beasts Mountain guarding that spirit mine. Isn't it a waste of your talents to come here, Senior?"

Qi Dashan shook his head slightly: "There are a few old guys at the Nascent Soul Realm in the Western Wilderness from Hundred Beast Mountain. For the Immortal Sect, spirit mines are far more important than Patriarch Shen thinks."

"Not only am I here this time, but Luoxia Mountain will probably also send out a Nascent Soul Realm expert."

"We will not make a move when the time comes; we just need to be wary of the old man from Hundred Beasts Mountain."

Just as Shen Wenxing realized what was happening, the disciples of Luoxia Mountain arrived before him.

Just as Qi Dashan had predicted, Luoxia Mountain also sent a middle-aged woman at the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Luo Yao greets Fellow Daoist Qi."

After the middle-aged woman arrived, she first bowed slightly to Qi Dashan, and then looked at Shen Wenxing and said, "Are you Patriarch Shen?"

"My name is Luo Yao from Luoxia Mountain."

Shen Wenxing repeatedly bowed and greeted Senior Luo.

"Please come in, esteemed seniors."

After inviting the two to a private room and having them sit down, Luo Yao looked at Qi Dashan and said, "Fellow Daoist Qi, our tasks this time should be much easier."

Qi Dashan was taken aback by these words: "What do you mean by that, Fairy Luo?"

Luo Yao smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Qi, you haven't been back to Danzhou recently, have you?"

Qi Dashan nodded: "I have been stationed in Jinghe Market for two years now and have not been back."

"What major event has occurred in Danzhou?"

event?

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing suddenly remembered that his father had asked him to pay attention to the major events in Danzhou some time ago.

I've been quite busy lately and have neglected this matter.

Upon hearing Luo Yao's words, he immediately looked over curiously.

Luo Yao picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea, and continued, "Fellow Daoist Qi, do you remember the Venerable Guangyuan from a thousand years ago?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Dashan's expression immediately turned serious.

"That senior in the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"Could it be that Master Guangyuan's cave dwelling has appeared in the world!?"

Luo Yao shook her head and said, "It's not the cave of Master Guangyuan, but a strange beast called Bai Ze that has some connection with Master Guangyuan."

"In the cultivation world, there is a book called 'Guangyuan Zhi' written by Master Guangyuan himself. It records that when he was in Qishan, he sat and discussed the Dao with a strange beast called Bai Ze for more than a hundred years, and the two formed a deep friendship."

"Several months ago, on the eastern side of Qishan Mountain, hundreds of miles east of Cangmang City, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky: a white Ze beast with a tiger's head, red hair, and deer antlers appeared in the sky."

“Several powerful demons at the Golden Core Realm emerged from the depths of Qishan.”

"Then, the three elders from the Qingluo Sword Pavilion of the three major sects in Danzhou, the Yinhe Sect, and Tianjun Mountain also arrived in Dongping."

"The two sides clashed in Dongping over the Yin Yuan Hui Zhu, which was formed from the combined cultivation of the Bai Ze beast. The battle was so fierce that it shattered the entire mountain range."

"If it weren't for the protection of that senior from Qingluo Sword Pavilion, the entire Cangmang City would probably have been reduced to ruins."

Upon hearing this, Qi Dashan's pupils contracted slightly.

"So, who ended up with the final treasure?!"

Qi Dashan was very annoyed.

If I hadn't been assigned to Jinghe Market and stayed within the sect, I might have witnessed that great battle firsthand.

That was a great battle between Golden Core Perfection Realm cultivators, something you might never see in your entire life, let alone with seven Golden Core Realm cultivators involved!
Luo Yao sighed and smiled: "If that treasure had already been claimed, none of these things would have happened."

"According to the information released by the Yinhe Sect later, the female Yuanhui Pearl had a contingency plan left by the Bai Ze beast, which directly carried a man and a woman to the depths of Qishan."

"Now, throughout Danzhou, all cultivators who think they have some strength have rushed into the depths of Qishan."

"It is said that even some old monsters who were rumored to have long since passed away have broken through their seclusion this time to participate in the competition for the Female Yuan Wisdom Pearl."

"Among them is the old ape from Hundred Beasts Mountain."

Qi Dashan sighed deeply after hearing this.

While yearning for such an opportunity, they were also well aware that those capable of competing for it must at least be cultivators at the peak of the Fetal Breathing stage, with many more at the Pseudo-Core or Golden Core stages.

Among the various immortal sects of Qishan, apart from the old ape of Hundred Beasts Mountain, anyone else who wants to participate would probably have to carefully consider their own strength.

"Senior Luo, what exactly is that Female Yuan Hui Pearl? Why would so many powerful figures try to snatch it?"

Shen Wenxing couldn't help but ask.

Luo Yao shook her head slightly: "I don't know much either."

"I've only heard that Bai Ze is extremely intelligent and is an auspicious beast favored by the Great Dao. The Yin Yuan Hui Pearl, formed from its own Dao cultivation, can not only help cultivators reshape their souls and enhance their comprehension, but also bring good fortune."

"For us cultivators, luck may seem ethereal and intangible, but it is of paramount importance!"

"If one is blessed with great fortune, breaking through realms is as easy as eating and drinking, and it is possible to be struck by great opportunities as soon as one goes out."

"But if one's luck is not good, but one is plagued by bad luck, then setbacks in cultivation are a minor matter; one might even die and perish because of a small matter."

Shen Wenxing nodded in realization.

It can reshape the soul, increase a cultivator's comprehension, and even bring good fortune...

This female Yuan Huizhu is simply an incredible treasure.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had another question.

Is this the "major event in Danzhou" that Father wanted to know?

But how did Father, who was in Yangnao, know about the events in Danzhou?
Thinking back to Shen Yuan's dream about the Bai Ze auspicious beast, Shen Wenxing vaguely felt that perhaps the Bai Ze auspicious beast used some kind of ability to make contact with his father, who was far away in Yangnao Land.
So, does this mean the Shen family has also benefited from a bit of the auspicious fortune of the Bai Ze mythical beast?

Shen Wenxing was lost in thought when Qi Dashan interrupted him.

"Patriarch Shen?" Shen Wenxing snapped out of his daze and hurriedly cupped his hands in apology: "Please forgive me, seniors. I was distracted when I first heard of such a secret."

Luo Yao chuckled upon hearing this: "Not to mention Patriarch Shen, I myself have been deeply shocked during this period."

"It has been hundreds of years since there has been such a great disturbance in Qishan."

Qi Dashan nodded.

Luo Yao continued, "The patriarch of Hundred Beasts Mountain has already left the mountain gate, which is known to many immortal sects. Hundred Beasts Mountain is used to being domineering, and they are afraid that other immortal sects will have ideas now that the patriarch is not here. So they have secretly transferred several Nascent Soul experts from Yangnao Land back to their sect."

"That is why I said earlier that things would be much easier for the two of us."

Qi Dashan grinned upon hearing this: "The old man from Hundred Beasts Mountain is going to snatch the big opportunity, so we'll take his small one."

"With so many old monsters involved in the fight for the Female Yuanhui Pearl, if that old ape is unfortunate enough to die, hehe..."

A cold glint flashed in Qi Dashan's eyes.

Clearly, if the patriarch of Hundred Beasts Mountain were to die in this struggle for opportunity, the fate of his sect would be truly uncertain.

At this moment, a glimmer of hope also rose in Shen Wenxing's heart.

If what Qi Dashan said is true, the patriarch of Hundred Beasts Mountain died and his sect was besieged by other immortal sects in Danzhou.

Even if they are not completely wiped out, as long as their strength is greatly weakened, the pressure on the Shen family will be much less.

"If that's the case, then let's get moving."

Qi Dashan patted his thigh and stood up, saying, "We need to get our hands on that spirit ore as soon as possible and mine it to exchange for spirit crystals."

Luo Yao also slowly stood up.

Shen Wenxing followed the two to the door and bowed, saying, "You two seniors can take your men there. My son Chongming and my brother-in-law Huang Qi are both in the mountains."

Qi Dashan and Luo Yao nodded slightly, then led their disciples toward the depths of Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Mountain defense line.

After the people from Luoxia Mountain and the Vajra Sect arrived, they went directly to Shen Chongming.

The little guy wasn't too reserved when he first saw so many disciples of the Immortal Sect, as well as two seniors at the Nascent Soul Realm.

After receiving them politely, he explained the matter of the spirit mine.

In the past few days, he found the centipede leader again and asked it to send its children to infiltrate the spirit mine and find a way to get a small piece of spirit ore.

"Seniors, this is the ore from that spirit mine. Chongming doesn't know what it is."

Shen Chongming handed Luo Yao a small, crystalline mineral stone, about the size of a thumb, and bowed.

Luo Yao took the ore, a hint of joy in her eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, it is a water smoke stone."

Qi Dashan examined it carefully, nodded, and smiled, "Water smoke stone is a good thing."

"Little guy, now that everything is clear, let's not waste any more time and go."

By this point, he had already considered this water smoke stone mine as his own. Even a moment's delay could allow Hundred Beasts Mountain to mine another piece of water smoke stone.

Those are all losses.

Shen Chongming nodded and immediately led Zhao Tuan and the other three to follow the teams of the two great immortal sects toward the mine.

In the water smoke stone vein, the cultivators from Hundred Beast Mountain and Western Wilderness combined numbered only about thirty. The Vajra Sect of Luoxia Mountain and River brought a total of more than sixty disciples, along with two experts at the Nascent Soul Realm.

The battle ended almost entirely on one side.

Of the thirty Western Wilderness cultivators, twenty-one died in battle, nine surrendered, and two disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain and their war beasts were killed.

As for the ordinary people of the Western Wilderness, they had no intention of resisting at all. Once the battle began, they all knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

"Elder Qi, what should we do with these barbarian rogue cultivators?"

A disciple of the Vajra Sect came to Qi Dashan and asked him questions.

"Just kill him."

Qi Dashan spoke nonchalantly.

"Please wait a moment, senior."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming glanced at the few barbarian cultivators and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior, these people must have been forced here by Hundred Beast Mountain..."

"Yep!"

"Immortal Master, spare our lives! We were forced by Hundred Beast Mountain. If we can survive this time, we will flee far away and never work for Hundred Beast Mountain again."

Before Shen Chongming could finish speaking, one of the nine Western Wilderness cultivators kneeling before him hurriedly kowtowed and shouted.

Qi Dashan glanced at Shen Chongming and suddenly smiled.

Shen Chongming cupped his hands slightly, his eyes filled with a pleading look.

Qi Dashan understood his meaning, and immediately his face hardened as he said:

"Let's just kill him, it'll save us trouble!"

Upon hearing this, the nine Western Wilderness cultivators immediately turned pale and their hands and feet turned ice-cold!
The man who had spoken earlier hurriedly kowtowed to Shen Chongming, crying out, "Little Immortal Master, save me!"

"We are willing to pledge our allegiance to the Shen family, please, little immortal master, save us!"

The remaining cultivators from the Western Wilderness also realized in an instant that only Shen Chongming could save their lives at this moment, and they all kowtowed and begged.

“Senior…” Shen Chongming pretended to be embarrassed and looked at Qi Dashan.

Qi Dashan chuckled to himself and shook his head, then said seriously:

"If your Shen family is willing to take them in, we can spare their lives."

Upon hearing this, the group was overjoyed and looked at Shen Chongming with anticipation in their eyes.

Shen Chongming hesitated on the surface, but was secretly overjoyed.

The Shen family is currently in need of manpower, and the addition of nine Qi Refining Realm cultivators has greatly increased their strength.

He wasn't entirely sure whether these nine people were truly loyal to him.

Luo Yao, who was standing to the side, seemed to see his worry. While admiring the little guy's thoughtfulness, she smiled and said, "I have a spiritual oath here that they can take a blood essence to swear. If they break it, they will die and their souls will be destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was overjoyed and hurriedly clasped his hands in thanks.

Afterwards, under the supervision of Qi Dashan and Luo Yao, the nine cultivators from the Western Wilderness made a spiritual oath with their heart's blood.

Feeling the unseen force of constraint, the nine men no longer dared to harbor any disloyal thoughts.

(End of this chapter)