Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 415 - 211: Purple Thunder Break Extreme (Part 3)
"What about this region?"
After confirming the power range of the Great Witch Mountain Demon Cultivators, his gaze turned to the locations of Yingchuan County and Jinghe County.
The Shen Family’s sphere of influence was at the southernmost part of Yunzhong County.
To the north were the cities governed by Luoxia Mountain and the Yunzhong He Family, requiring no defense.
To the south lay the Laishui River and endless barren hills and mountains, extending to the Void Combination Corridor Array.
No one cares about this place, so there’s no need to worry too much.
Only the east and west directions need to be clarified about who occupies these areas.
Mu Chang glanced at his slightly chubby younger brother, Mu Yan, gesturing for him to report his findings.
Mu Yan stepped forward and pointed to Yingchuan County and most of Jinghe County, bowing as he spoke: "Reporting to the Patriarch, this area is relatively chaotic."
"Yingchuan County is currently occupied by a prince from Fushan Country."
"But this person seems to have a considerable ambition, wanting to take Jinghe County into his domain as well."
"This move has greatly displeased a force called the Yin Corpse Sect."
"The Yin Corpse Sect and Fushan Country are currently competing for Jinghe County, and no clear boundaries have been established yet."
After a slight pause, Mu Yan’s expression turned peculiar as he continued: "Does the Patriarch know who has occupied the Zhili County bordering on Jinghe County?"
At these words, Mu Chang beside him scolded: "Stop playing guessing games in front of the Patriarch, just get to the point!"
The two brothers had pledged their loyalty to the Shen Family since the days when Shen Wenxing was the head.
Due to their good talent and unwavering loyalty, Shen Wenxing had always treated them with courtesy, as if they were old friends.
However, Shen Chongming was stern in his actions and not as gentle with his subordinates as his father was, so Mu Chang was afraid that his brother’s joking could displease him at this critical moment.
"It’s alright."
Shen Chongming stopped his reprimand with a faint smile.
Although he was demanding of his subordinates, Mu Chang and Mu Yan had no backing family and focused solely on cultivation and loyalty to the Shen Family.
An occasional indulgence was harmless.
Mu Yan chuckled and bowed, "Patriarch, please forgive me."
"The power occupying Zhili County and the northern Beidi County is called Jianan Temple, and those people are quite peculiar."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming showed interest, "What is so strange about this Jianan Temple?"
Mu Yan answered, "The disciples of Jianan Temple are bald, their heads shiny and slick."
"Right after occupying Zhili and Beidi Counties, they sent numerous disciples to various places to rescue and heal, comforting the common people, distributing various farming tools and seeds, and even had many of their cultivators exhaust their energy to help the common people farm and repair houses."
"Even when disciples from the Yin Corpse Sect raided Zhili County to plunder and kill the common people, the disciples of Jianan Temple would defend them with their lives."
"I once saw some Jianan Temple disciples from afar."
"They all seemed kind-hearted, embodying a sense of compassion for all beings."
Hearing this, Mu Chang’s expression turned a bit strange.
"Could it be that Jianan Temple is a refreshing presence in the Southern Border, a truly renowned and righteous sect?"
Shen Chongming sneered, his eyes deep.
"Kind-hearted... compassionate for all beings... renowned and righteous sect..."
"Perhaps this is the image that Jianan Temple wants to convey to the common people and cultivators under its rule."
"If that were truly the case, they should have stayed in the Southern Border rather than come to Yangnao Land."
Shen Chongming’s voice turned low.
He didn’t believe for a moment that there could be any "righteous sect" cultivators within the six major Golden Core powers of the Southern Border.
Invasion itself was the original sin.
Having barged into someone else’s territory, proclaiming oneself as a righteous gentleman and compassionate for the common people was merely to pacify the populace under their rule, allowing them to live peacefully and breed more offspring to serve as blood sustenance.
The most terrifying people are the hypocritical ones. It seems we must be more cautious of this Jianan Temple in the future to avoid being outmaneuvered by them.
"Any news on the remaining two powers?"
Grandfather Shen Yuan and Jiang Xiuqi had both mentioned earlier that the Southern Border sent six major Golden Core powers to Yangnao Land this time.
Apart from these six Golden Core powers, there might be numerous Fetal Breathing forces, similar to how Qiyun Valley and Celestial Talisman Sect were in the past, coming along.
However, compared to Fetal Breathing forces, the six major Golden Core powers were the ones to be most cautious of.
Both men shook their heads upon hearing this.
"Luoxia Mountain should have some news; should I make a trip to Yunzhong and share the information we’ve gathered with Luoxia Mountain?"
Mu Chang pondered for a moment and bowed.
Shen Chongming nodded.
Around Yunzhong, only the directions of He County and Fengxian County remained.
However, facing these directions were Luoxia Mountain and the He Family, so as long as they could hold their ground, it wouldn’t affect the Shen Family’s territory.
With a Cinnabar Brush, he quickly marked the surrounding powers on the map before him, glanced at it, and coldly sneered:
"Yangnao Land has truly become like a brothel’s whore, with a thousand men resting on jade arms and countless lips tasting it..."
Both Mu Chang and Mu Yan were taken aback by these words.
The two seemed somewhat incredulous that their usually composed Patriarch would utter such coarse words.
But upon reflection, they found the comparison rather apt.
In a mere century or so, Yangnao Land had changed hands repeatedly, and it seemed as if anyone could easily divide and conquer it.
"You two can go now and ensure the subordinates are restrained."
"The Shen Family needs time; we will not make the first move unless provoked."
Mu Chang and Mu Yan nodded and bowed, preparing to leave when Shen Chongming, recalling his grandfather Shen Yuan’s earlier advice, thought briefly and added: "Select a few shrewd cultivators and find ways to infiltrate the forces of Fushan Country and Jianan Temple."
"Hopefully, they may be of some use in the future."
The two bowed again, confirming there was nothing else, and then left the manor.
