Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 171: Chapter 163: Exchange of Interests

Shen Yuan saw in the light transformed by the dark blue treasure pearl, a figure that was precisely his son who had disappeared for many years.

Unfortunately, he was now just a thread of divine sense pulled over by the white jade turtle shell through unknown means, unable to control the movement of his view, only able to watch helplessly as Shen Wenyan and another woman were enveloped by the dark blue treasure pearl and flew toward the distant mountains.

Hoo—

The mountains and stars before him rapidly receded!

When Shen Yuan awoke again, he had returned to the recliner in the backyard.

He suddenly awoke with a start, got up and looked into the distance.

”Is that Danzhou?”

Shen Wenyan went to Danzhou, and seeing him in that mountain forest through divine sense, Shen Yuan felt that place was most likely where the various Immortal Sect were located, the land of Danzhou.

Just thinking about those four fierce beasts and those three terrifying human cultivators, and their greed for the female essence wisdom pearl, his heart immediately filled with deep worry.

Those four demon beasts and three human cultivators were too powerful.

Shen Yuan guessed that they should be the most powerful beings in all of Danzhou.

He didn’t know why Shen Wenyan was involved with that magical female essence wisdom pearl, but the situation was extremely dangerous.

Standing alone in the courtyard, lost in thought for a long time, Shen Yuan withdrew his thoughts and immersed his divine sense into his sea of consciousness.

At this time, the mist on the white jade turtle shell had dissipated, and a new hexagram was displayed.

[The mysteries are vast, the fate of family member Shen Wenyan is undergoing change.]

Whether it was that his realm was too low, or Shen Wenyan’s fate involved things of too high a level, the recent hexagrams, once they involved him, were always like this.

Removing his divine sense from the hexagram, Shen Yuan noticed the red and white vortex at the edge of the white jade turtle shell.

During the journey to Danzhou, the white jade turtle shell snatched a chestnut from the fire, secretly absorbing much of the energy of the female essence wisdom pearl in front of so many strong beings.

Now, the entire white jade turtle shell seemed to have undergone some special change.

The colors of the red and white vortex had become deeper, now slowly rotating on the white jade turtle shell.

Shen Yuan noticed that in the slow rotation of the red and white vortex, a pattern on the white jade turtle shell was slowly lighting up.

Such a strange phenomenon suddenly gave him a peculiar thought.

The red and white vortex was like a miniature generator, the electricity it generated through rotation was slowly lighting up the patterns on the turtle shell!

What use does this thing have?

In his confusion, his gaze fell upon the ”life talisman” on the other side of the turtle shell.

The function of that life talisman was to change the fate of a family member, something that could save a family member’s life.

Could it be that over time, this red and white vortex could light up another life talisman?

Staring at the white jade turtle shell thinking for a long time, he couldn’t understand, so he stopped thinking about it and withdrew his divine sense.

Morning.

As Shen Wenxing came from the front yard, Shen Yuan was quietly lying on the recliner, pondering last night’s events.

Seeing his troubled appearance, Shen Wenxing cupped his hands and said, ”Father, do you have something on your mind?”

Shen Yuan sat up and pointed to the stool beside him.

Once Shen Wenxing sat down, he spoke, ”Have you ever heard of a city called Cang Mang City in Danzhou while dealing with those Immortal Sect disciples?”

Shen Wenxing frowned, thought for a long time, then shook his head, ”I don’t remember, how does Father know of such a city?”

”Shall I go ask Fairy Wei and them?”

Shen Yuan smiled and shook his head, then solemnly said, ”During this time, try to find out about any major events happening in Danzhou from the Immortal Sect disciples. Once you have news, come tell me immediately.”

Cang Mang City was something he heard that old man riding a giant wine gourd mention last night.

Asking Shen Wenxing also served to confirm whether last night’s magical journey was indeed Danzhou.

Since the Immortal Sect disciples haven’t mentioned it, there’s no need to specially ask about it.

Otherwise, for a Qi cultivation family staying in Yangnao Land, knowing about things happening in Danzhou’s cities would require some explanation.

”What kind of events specifically?”

Shen Wenxing was somewhat puzzled, always feeling that his father was acting strange.

”Just major events will do, let me know once you have news.”

The commotion caused by the female essence wisdom pearl was such a big event, it definitely counted as a major event in Danzhou’s cultivation realm, those Immortal Sect couldn’t possibly not know.

”Alright, then if I meet the Immortal Sect disciples, I’ll casually ask.”

After cupping his hands, Shen Wenxing added, ”There’s something I’m not sure about, I want to consult Father for advice.”

In recent years, he hardly troubled Shen Yuan with big or small matters of the clan anymore, so saying this meant it was probably a tricky issue.

”Let’s hear it.”

Shen Yuan sat upright and looked at him.

Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment before saying, ”The He Family and Yingchuan Zhang Family have had several conflicts recently, and the always low-key Suihuo Sect behind the Yingchuan Zhang Family also seems to be becoming more active lately.”

”I always feel like there’s some conspiracy behind this.”

”In the coming days, I plan to meet with the few Immortal Sects behind the Jinghe Market and, together with Luoxia Mountain, put pressure on the Suihuo Sect. What do you think?”

After hearing this, Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, ”You think the Suihuo Sect’s actions are related to Hundred Beasts Mountain?”

Shen Wenxing nodded.

”Hundred Beasts Mountain is afraid of nothing more than the assistance of Luoxia Mountain and the He Family to the Shen Family.”

”The Suihuo Sect and its backing Zhang Family are naturally their targets for recruitment.”

”By using the Suihuo Sect and the Zhang Family to hold back Luoxia Mountain and the He Family, we, the Shen Family, lose a big ally.”

This was the only explanation he had come up with recently.

After thinking of this, he also worried that Hundred Beasts Mountain might entice the Western Wilderness Barbarian Race to launch a larger assault on the Shen Family.

”How much do you know about the Suihuo Sect?”

Shen Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Hundred Beasts Mountain being able to persuade the Suihuo Sect to act was indeed a rather tough problem for the Shen Family.

Once Luoxia Mountain and He Family are hard-pressed, it will be quite difficult for the Shen Family alone to resist the entire Western Wilderness Barbarian Race.

”To be honest, Ah Die, not even mentioning this son doesn’t understand Suihuo Sect, even Immortal Wei and the others seem to know very little about this Suihuo Sect.”

”It seems this Suihuo Sect is inherited from a more powerful Immortal Sect, a branch of that powerful sect in Danzhou.”

”Immortal Wei didn’t say much about other things.”

After hearing this, Shen Yuan sighed slightly.

”Since not even Luoxia Mountain understands, other Immortal Sects won’t know much about this Suihuo Sect either.”

”As your father, I think even if you bring this up, other Immortal Sects might not agree.”

At this point, he suddenly snorted with laughter and said,

”Don’t look at the young chiefs of several Immortal Sects; each of them is shrewd, with interests calculated clearly.”

Currently in Yangnao Land, apart from the Shen Family and Hundred Beasts Mountain, the rest of the Immortal Sects only have minor frictions.

Disciples of Immortal Sects rarely personally get involved.

Now if they really make a move against Suihuo Sect, one wrong step may lead to a battle between Sects.

Without sufficient benefit, merely a few spirit fields and some territories are not enough to tempt those Immortal Sects like the Vajra Sect.

”So what should we do now?”

Shen Wenxing said with a troubled expression.

Shen Yuan smiled lightly, ”Hundred Beasts Mountain can seek external assistance in alliance, so can the Shen Family seek external assistance in opposition.”

”Recently, Wen’an went to the Western Wilderness and saved many women and children from the Barbarian Race.”

”Those women and children were taken by the Barbarian Race from Fengxian County, right?”

Shen Wenxing was first stunned upon hearing this, then said, ”Ah Die means we should ally with Qiyun Valley?”

”But...”

Shen Wenxing hesitated for a moment, then said, ”If Wen’an were still a disciple of Qiyun Valley now, inviting Qiyun Valley to join forces would be no problem.”

”But now, Qiyun Valley might not easily agree.”

Shen Yuan nodded, stood up from his chair, paced a few steps with hands behind his back, and said gravely, ”This matter is indeed not easy to achieve.”

”But they both have a lot of frictions already; you need to clarify these stakes with Li Heshan.”

”Tell him, without the Shen Family, the day Hundred Beasts Mountain and Western Wilderness Barbarian Race strike Fengxian County again, there will be no worries.”

”Additionally, some benefits must be yielded to let Qiyun Valley see the advantages.”

The current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Shen Family; if they can’t quickly find a way to break the stalemate, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous for the Shen Family.

”Benefits...” Shen Wenxing furrowed his brow and pondered for a long time, unable to think of what the Shen Family could offer now.

The spirit rice and spirit crystals are key resources for cultivators in the family to enhance their strength, sending them out would severely hinder the speed of improving the family’s strength.

Besides these things...

”Ah Die, what about Cyan Spirit Stone!?” Shen Wenxing suddenly spoke.

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded.

The Cyan Spirit Stone vein in the mountains is currently being jointly mined by the Shen Family and Luoxia Mountain.

In the past, only about one-tenth of the mined Cyan Spirit Stone was kept by the Shen Family, while the rest was handed over to Luoxia Mountain.

After witnessing Shen Wen’an becoming a Sword Cultivator of the Fetal Breathing Realm in Anyang City, Wei Qiuling also said that the profits from the Cyan Spirit Stone vein could be shared sixty-forty between Luoxia Mountain and Shen Family.

The meaning was that the Shen Family only needed to take care of mining, handing over the rest to Luoxia Mountain, and could earn forty percent of the proceeds.

Cyan Spirit Stone is not the most urgently needed item for the Shen Family now; it still requires a selling process to exchange for Spirit Crystals.

”You should first find Immortal Wei and clarify this matter to her.”

”If Immortal Wei agrees, then go find Li Heshan and take him to see the Cyan Spirit Stone vein.”

”If giving up twenty percent of the Cyan Spirit Stone vein can win Qiyun Valley and Fengxian County’s intervention, it’s not too bad.”

”The bottom line is thirty percent; it depends on whether Li Heshan still remembers this connection.”

Shen Wenxing pondered for a long time before cupping his hands and said, ”I understand.”

”I will go to Yunzhong County City to find Immortal Wei now.”

The situation in the mountains is not optimistic; Shen Chongming has already sent word from the front lines that he and Zhao Tuan and others are trying to stall the cultivators of the Western Wilderness Barbarian Race, relying on the forest terrain to slowly consume the Barbarian Race’s cultivators.

But this matter is estimated to not drag on for long.

If there is no success for a long time, once Hundred Beasts Mountain reacts, the Shen Family will be in danger.

...

Yunzhong County City.

Wei Qiuling listened to Shen Wenxing’s words and showed a hint of apology.

”Brother Shen, forgive me, Qiuling said last time that the He Family and our Luoxia Mountain disciples would guard Anyang City, ready to provide support to the Shen Family whenever needed.”

”Also, we don’t know how Hundred Beasts Mountain reached an agreement with Suihuo Sect, causing them to relentlessly launch harassment on Yunzhong County.”

”Luoxia Mountain is really unable to spare the strength, nor can we escalate the matter, only being held back.”

Shen Wenxing repeatedly waved his hand and said, ”Immortal Wei exaggerates; I understand Luoxia Mountain’s situation, but I just thought to use the Cyan Spirit Stone vein to gain Qiyun Valley’s intervention.”

Wei Qiuling nodded, ”The Western Wilderness area has scarce spirit fields, and Hundred Beasts Mountain has always eyed the spirit fields in Fengxian County covetously.”

”But the seniors of Qiyun Valley may not be easy to deal with; Li Heshan may not make any major decisions now.”

Wei Qiuling paused slightly, thinking for a moment, then said, ”Let’s do this, Qiuling will accompany Brother Shen for a trip to Fengxian County.”

”Although Luoxia Mountain cannot spare personnel to assist the Shen Family, we can provide some items that may interest Qiyun Valley to invite them to intervene.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing showed a hint of gratitude on his face and hurriedly cupped his hands, ”Such great kindness from Luoxia Mountain, I am truly fearful and trepidatious.”

Wei Qiuling smiled gently, ”Adversity reveals true feelings; the Shen Family is a friend of Luoxia Mountain, now in trouble, we naturally should help as much as possible.”

”Brother Shen, let’s go.”

Wei Qiuling patted the storage bag at her waist and took out a flying shuttle.