Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 637 - 248: The Formation Enters the Dantian

"Pei Zhao pays respects to the two seniors."

Feng Changyou saw this and slightly cupped his hands in return, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you are Brother Shen’s master, it wouldn’t be appropriate to call you ’senior’."

"We cultivators are not bound by mundane etiquette, let’s address each other as fellow Daoists."

Jiang Xiuqi also nodded slightly, "I have heard of Fellow Daoist Pei, though I never imagined we would meet under such circumstances today."

Pei Zhao’s expression was complex, and then he fell into silence.

Seeing this, Feng Changyou slowly stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Shen, today’s joyous wine will be postponed here for now. I’ll invite you both for a drink in Beidi County before I return to the Southern Border."

"Farewell."

He knew that given the current situation, they certainly couldn’t drink.

So he decided to leave first, letting the master and disciple reminisce, and also allowing Pei Zhao to heal properly, as delaying would harm the source.

Jiang Xiuqi also cupped his hands in acknowledgement.

Shen Wen’an did not try to keep them, quickly standing up to cup his hands in apology to the two.

The other cultivators on the Immortal Welcoming Platform also took the hint and left, eventually leaving only Shen Wen’an and Shen Chongming with Pei Zhao and his daughter.

After Pei Yuwan’s outburst, her emotions gradually stabilized.

She looked at Shen Wen’an with red and swollen eyes, and said softly, "Junior Brother Wen’an, I embarrassed you by losing my composure..."

There were many cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm and Golden Core guests present on the Ascension Platform. Her wailing was indeed inappropriate.

Shen Wen’an shook his head slightly, signaling Shen Chongming to bring spirit tea for the father and daughter.

"Senior Sister, what exactly happened?"

After taking half a cup of spirit tea, Pei Yuwan slowly recounted the events of Qiyun Valley’s destruction and the pursuit of her and her father.

Pei Zhao, on the side, also added, "When the sect was attacked, Elder Ji Yan and I managed to save more than ten disciples of the sect."

"But those beasts intended to leave no survivors and pursued us relentlessly."

"In the end, Elder Ji Yan died in battle, and those young ones were all captured one after another."

"Your senior sister and I fled in a sorry state, and when we reached that barrier, those beasts seemed to fear that True Monarch senior just now and didn’t dare approach rashly."

Shen Wen’an’s expression was complex upon hearing this.

His relationship with Qiyun Valley was quite delicate.

Now, hearing that Qiyun Valley had been destroyed, he felt uneasy.

"Senior Brother Heshan... "

In all of Qiyun Valley, aside from Pei Zhao and his daughter, the person he was most concerned about was Li Heshan.

Although Li Heshan had some shortcomings in dealing with people, he had indeed been kind to the Shen Family in the past.

"Heshan, he..."

Pei Zhao shook his head, answering with silence.

"Third Uncle, the urgent matter now is to first find a quiet place for Elder Pei to heal properly."

After a silence, Shen Chongming cupped his hands and spoke.

He could see that Pei Zhao’s injuries were very serious now. If he didn’t recuperate properly, there could be severe consequences like a drop in realm.

Shen Wen’an reacted, immediately saying, "Master, please go with Chongming to heal. Discuss everything else after you’ve recovered."

Pei Zhao nodded and left with Shen Chongming.

...

Black Water Pavilion.

The bustle returned to calmness.

On the second floor of the pavilion, four generations sat around the table.

Shen Yuan looked at Shen Wen’an in front of him, saying, "Is everything arranged with your master?"

Shen Wen’an cupped his hands, "Chongming has already made arrangements, I’ll go check again later."

Shen Yuan nodded.

Beside him, Shen Wenxing sighed inwardly, "Qiyun Valley’s problems were hard to mend, but I never thought it would be destroyed so quickly."

"Did the Danzhou Upper Three Sects do nothing with such arrogant mysterious people?"

With the destruction of Qiyun Valley, most of the forces in the Danzhou Qishan Range were probably also wiped out.

Logically, this should cause the Danzhou Upper Three Sects and other forces to feel threatened and come forward to stop it.

But the Danzhou Upper Three Sects made no moves and allowed those mysterious cultivators to run rampant.

Hearing his father’s words, Shen Chongming thought for a moment before shaking his head, "The destroyed Immortal Sects are not subsidiaries of the Upper Three Sects. The Upper Three Sects are confident that their deep foundations will not be provoked, so naturally, they won’t get involved in this muddy water."

"Perhaps..."

Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps I even feel that the Upper Three Sects are pleased to see this situation."

"Danzhou is too chaotic. Once this mysterious force destroys most of the Immortal Sects in Danzhou, the Upper Three Sects can drive them away, saving the trouble of integration."

Hearing this, the three of them fell silent.

Though they felt Shen Chongming’s guess seemed too conspiratorial, it wasn’t entirely impossible.

"It’s very likely the ones responsible are related to the Suihuo Sect and the Yinhe Sect."

After contemplating, Shen Wen’an said, "And these Suihuo Sect and Yinhe Sect belong to the Tribulation Fire Sect."

"I have a feeling that the Tribulation Fire Sect might be a powerful force not weaker than the Underworld."

Feng Changyou had hinted earlier that the Underworld was a force that controlled the Dao Source.

The Tribulation Fire Sect, having once collaborated with the Underworld to plot against the Daying Immortal Mansion, wouldn’t be weak either.

The power of the Danzhou Upper Three Sects might be deeper than it appears, but they wouldn’t want to provoke a terrifying entity that controls the Dao Source.

"Danzhou’s affairs are for them to worry about; we, the Shen Family, should refrain from getting involved."

Shen Yuan finally spoke, ending the discussion on this issue.

The current situation was too complicated.

Yangnao Land was embroiled in a massive conspiracy with an unclear stance by the Chess Player behind it.

Now adding in the Underworld and the Tribulation Fire Sect, with such a chaotic situation, the Shen Family, as merely a small Golden Core Family, would be too deep in if involved, potentially leading to oblivion.