Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 371 - 203: Unconventional Fetal Breathing (Part 3)
After a moment of silence, he cautiously used his Divine Sense to touch the lightning.
The tingling sensation returned but did not convey any additional information.
This meant that the suddenly appearing lightning was not an insight feedback from Shen Chongming’s breakthrough.
"Truly strange..."
His Divine Sense returned to his body, and Shen Yuan murmured in a deep voice.
Not far away, Shen Li heard this, glanced at him curiously, but said nothing.
While Shen Yuan was pondering what the lightning was, the door to the first floor of Black Water Pavilion opened.
"Father, something has happened."
Shen Wenxing walked in with a serious expression, turned, and looked at Shen Li, who was concentrating on cultivation, and said, "Li’Er, stop cultivating for now and go with Uncle to meet Brother Chongyi."
Seeing this, Shen Yuan frowned, and the three of them left Black Water Pavilion together.
Inside the manor’s side room, He Zhongyi and Mu Changzheng were sitting with heavy expressions. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Upon seeing the arrival of Shen Yuan and the two others, they quickly stood up.
"Grandfather."
"Elder Patriarch."
Shen Yuan nodded and gestured for the two to sit down first.
After everyone was seated, Shen Wenxing began, "You two, recount what you encountered once more."
He Zhongyi cupped his hands and briefly recounted their experiences in the Western Wilderness, then turned to Shen Li, "Sister Li’Er, is there any technique related to corpse refining in the Witchcraft and Gu Dao?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Li furrowed her delicate brows.
After pondering for a moment, she shook her head and said, "To my knowledge, corpse refining and corpse control belong to the Corpse Dao. This Dao used to be part of the Witchcraft and Gu Dao, but it was later separately categorized."
"The real Witchcraft and Gu Dao disdains techniques related to the Corpse Dao."
Hearing this, He Zhongyi turned to look at Mu Chang.
Mu Chang, with a grim face, pondered for a long time and cupped his hands, "Patriarch, Elder Patriarch, those corpse cultivators need to be dealt with promptly."
"If they are allowed to rampage in the Western Wilderness, refining large numbers of corpse puppets, our Shen Family will likely face great trouble."
The two of them had witnessed the corpse puppets refined by those few black-robed cultivators.
Just the so-called Iron Corpses, with bodies seemingly forged from wrought iron, could likely easily withstand the attacks of low-tier techniques.
In terms of comprehensive strength, they should be stronger than cultivators at the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Cultivation.
Among them, the Iron Corpses refined from warrior corpses might rival cultivators at the seventh or eighth layer of Qi Cultivation.
Such terrifying corpse puppets, once formed into a scale, would definitely be a nightmare for cultivators.
Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing looked at Shen Yuan.
"The matter of the corpse cultivators is not the most pressing."
After a moment of contemplation, Shen Yuan said gravely, "The current issue is that there are Southern Border cultivators appearing in the Western Wilderness..."
"You two only discovered a few corpse cultivators; it’s unknown whether there are other Southern Border cultivators in places not yet discovered."
The Western Wilderness is vast, and the tribes move with the water and grass, having no fixed abode.
This situation makes it so that even if other Southern Border cultivators enter the Western Wilderness, they are not easily detected.
In Fengxian County, although Qiyun Valley has been consistently seizing territories in the Western Wilderness, their focus has mostly been on Spirit Ore veins and some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
What Shen Yuan now fears most is that Southern Border cultivators will gain a firm foothold in the Western Wilderness.
The Shen Family’s sphere of influence has now expanded to the border between the Western Wilderness and Hidden Dragon Mountain. If Southern Border cultivators gain a stronghold in the Western Wilderness, they will inevitably clash with the Shen Family in the future.
This is the situation he least wishes to see.
The Shen Family at present is incapable of dealing with the cultivators emerging in the Western Wilderness.
"Elder, send someone to deliver this news to Fengxian County."
After a moment of silence, Shen Yuan spoke gravely.
Although the relationship between the Shen Family and Qiyun Valley is somewhat delicate, the emergence of corpse cultivators in the Western Wilderness, along with Qiyun Valley’s continuous deep exploration there over the years, should not allow them to stand idly by upon receiving this news.
It is best for the Shen Family to avoid contact with those Southern Border cultivators for now.
After all, the harassment from the Great Witch Mountain Demon Cave has not ceased; provoking the Southern Border cultivators further would stretch the Shen Family too thin.
Shen Wenxing seemed about to say something, but, still undecided, said nothing more.
"Though informing Qiyun Valley can help restrain the Southern Border cultivators entering the Western Wilderness, our Shen Family must still be on guard."
"Mu Chang, the matters in the mountains still require you and Brother Yan to keep a close watch."
Upon hearing this, Mu Chang quickly cupped his hands, "Rest assured, Patriarch, Brother Yan and I will surely guard this territory for the Shen Family."
As his words fell, He Zhongyi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Uncle, there’s something else to be aware of."
Shen Wenxing turned to him.
The nephew, now fourteen, handsome, with a gentle demeanor like his father He Zishi, appeared approachable.
Such a personality, if placed in the prosperous years before the arrival of the Immortal Sect, would have earned him the reputation of a jade-like gentleman, admired by many young girls.
Unfortunately, Yangnao Land has gradually evolved into a world of cultivators, where the law of the jungle is vividly demonstrated.
He Zhongyi’s temperament now became somewhat of a flaw.
"Go ahead and speak."
After Shen Wenxing opened his mouth, He Zhongyi immediately handed over a stone wrapped in animal hide and a Jade Bottle, "Uncle, please take a look at this object."
The Jade Bottle contained the Innate Spiritual Qi that he and Mu Chang obtained from Frost Moon Mountain.
They could only vaguely discern it as a wisp of Middle Grade Innate Spiritual Qi, but whether it reached Upper Grade was uncertain.
Shen Wenxing took the Jade Bottle, opened it for a glimpse, and, with a look of surprise, glanced at him before passing the bottle to Shen Yuan.
"Father, it’s Innate Spiritual Qi."
Being a Body Cultivator himself, he found it difficult to ascertain such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.
