Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 276 - 187: The Eccentric Cultivator (Part 4)
"Sister, please sit down. Your body is heavy, and standing for too long can be tiring."
The two sisters sat down and began chatting and laughing leisurely.
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Poisonous Miasma Forest.
Shen Wen’an sat cross-legged atop the crown of an ancient tree outside the Poisonous Miasma, the Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword resting across his knees.
Upon arriving at the Poisonous Miasma Forest, he had already inquired of the Centipede Leader.
The Centipede Leader revealed that once the leaf of the Poisonous Grass matures, consuming it would give it a ninety percent chance of achieving Fetal Breathing.
In some ways, a Demon Beast’s cultivation is easier than a human’s.
At least when breaking through to Fetal Breathing, there’s no need to deliberately seek out some Innate Spiritual Qi to swallow.
For over a month, Shen Wen’an hadn’t recklessly ventured into the southern regions to seek out the so-called threat.
In his view, he only needed to guard the Poisonous Grass for the Giant Centipede.
Once the Poisonous Grass matures, it will be able to make the breakthrough safely.
Shen Wen’an was meditating with his eyes closed when he suddenly sensed something, slowly opening his eyes to gaze at the dense Poisonous Miasma!
The previously unusually calm miasma was now violently churning, and a strong wave of Demon Essence could faintly be felt emanating from it.
Seeing this, Shen Wen’an slowly stood up, quietly watching the Poisonous Miasma before him.
Shhh! Shhh shhh!
Shortly after he rose, the sound of dense "shhh" emerged from the miasma ahead.
In a moment, numerous Poisonous Miasma Centipedes, both large and small, hurriedly crawled out of the miasma!
Those who had reached the Qi Cultivation Realm quickly guarded the miasma’s perimeter upon emerging, their bodies exuding thick Evil Qi as they vigilantly surveyed their surroundings with multifaceted eyes full of caution.
Witnessing this, Shen Wen’an realized that the Centipede Leader was likely preparing to make a breakthrough.
With this in mind, he ceased his cultivation, standing quietly atop the ancient tree to protect it.
The Centipede Leader had already submitted to the Shen Family; if it could break through to Fetal Breathing, it would be beneficial for the Shen Family.
The miasma before him continued surging, and the intense Demon Essence aura became more distinct.
Shen Wen’an stood on the tree, guarding with the Poisonous Miasma Centipedes in the Qi Cultivation Realm for a full seven days, yet the Centipede Leader still hadn’t completed its breakthrough.
As night fell, Shen Wen’an, who stood in the tree crown with his sword, suddenly opened his eyes and slowly turned to look toward the south.
Just a moment ago, he seemed to sense a subtle Divine Sense sweep over him.
That Divine Sense seemed to originate from the distant dense forest.
However, when he looked over, the subtle Divine Sense disappeared without a trace.
Shen Wen’an gracefully descended from the ancient tree, arriving before a Poisonous Miasma Centipede of the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer.
The centipede eyed him warily before slightly shifting its body.
"Go ahead and check, I’ll guard this place," Shen Wen’an communicated forcefully with the centipede via Divine Sense.
The Poisonous Miasma Centipede of the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer dared not disobey and hurriedly crawled in the direction Shen Wen’an indicated.
Moments later—
"Screech!"
"Boom!"
The centipede of the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer let out an angry shriek!
But just as it cried out, a dull thud interrupted the sound, and then all was silent!
Seeing this, the surrounding centipedes in the Qi Cultivation Realm agitatedly rushed in from all sides, gathering around Shen Wen’an.
They raised their heads one by one, their icy multifaceted eyes fixed intensely on the distant darkness.
Shen Wen’an quietly grasped the Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword, his eyes locked on the spot where the centipede of the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer vanished.
He could sense the centipede was completely lifeless, yet he didn’t know what had killed it.
Because the thing hiding in the shadows hadn’t used any Spiritual Power or Demon Origin Power when it killed the centipede.
A Body Cultivator?
A thought popped into Shen Wen’an’s mind but was promptly dismissed.
A Body Cultivator’s Qi Blood Power is far harder to conceal than an Immortal Dao Cultivator’s Spiritual Power.
If it were a Body Cultivator, he wouldn’t have been able to sense nothing at such a distance.
Eyes fixed on the dark forest, Shen Wen’an pondered for a moment, slowly drawing the Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword!
The moment the blade left its scabbard, a green Sword Aura shot out with unstoppable momentum toward the forest ahead!
Ancient trees along its path were severed at the waist!
As the green Sword Aura reached the place where the centipede of the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer disappeared, by the light of the aura, Shen Wen’an faintly saw several figures flashing and dodging.
Then, as one figure could no longer avoid it, they raised a strange weapon and fiercely struck toward the green Sword Aura!
Boom!
When that strange weapon smashed into the green Sword Aura, without any Power of Heaven and Earth, it forcefully shattered the aura Shen Wen’an had released!
As the green Sword Aura exploded, the energy it released illuminated the mountain forest.
By that light, Shen Wen’an saw the true forms of the opponents.
They were four strange cultivators, somewhat resembling members of the Western Wilderness Barbarian Race in attire. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Their hair was cropped, their bodies tattooed, and they wore loose robes woven from the feathers of beasts and birds, with necklaces made from bones hung around their necks.
Most peculiarly, their eyes were eerily gray and white, and meeting their gaze induced a chill to the bone!
As the energy of the Sword Aura dissipated, the area gradually returned to darkness.
Shen Wen’an’s gaze remained profound, the odd figures lingering in his mind.
Judging by their attire, the four bore some resemblance to the Western Wilderness Barbarian Race.
