Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 208: Chapter 176: Shen Li_4

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”Are you saying that Ah Nu took a concubine in Danzhou?” Hu Yufen heard this and her eyes were full of disbelief.

She knew her son well, and he never had any intention of settling down.

He only married Zhao Xuan because she, as his mother, forced him into it.

She thought that after marriage and having children, he would constrain his mind, but in the end, it still harmed Zhao Xuan.

Now Shen Yuan said he took a concubine in Danzhou, and Hu Yufen did not believe it at all.

”That’s the world of Immortals, he’s all alone there, it’s already hard for him to survive, how could he even have the ability to take a concubine?”

A hint of worry arose in Hu Yufen’s eyes, and her voice choked, thinking her husband was just trying to comfort her.

Shen Yuan gently embraced her and said, ”This time I’m not lying to you, I even calculated that he already has a daughter.”

”You have another granddaughter now.”

Upon hearing this, Hu Yufen struggled out of his embrace, wiped away the tears on her face, and glared, saying, ”This is getting more and more absurd.”

”Since you’re so capable, why don’t you calculate when that little bastard will come back?”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan’s expression stiffened.

He had indeed calculated this, but unfortunately did not get an answer.

”Don’t worry, that little bastard has a big fortune and a big life; he’ll come back.”

Once again embracing his wife, Shen Yuan said in a deep voice.

In his mind’s eye, the scene of Shen Wenyan and a woman being carried off into the depths of Qishan by the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl flashed before him.

Elder Luo from Luoxia Mountain had said that the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl was formed from the Dao practice of the Bai Ze Auspicious Beast and could bring great fortune to cultivators.

Since his son and that woman were taken away by the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl, they should indeed have had some of its fortune rubbed off on them, turning peril into safety and returning safely to the Yangnao Land.

”I wonder what that brat named my precious granddaughter...”

Shen Yuan thought silently to himself.

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Three Mountains County, Seven Sages Mountain.

The name of Three Mountains County came from the three gigantic mountain ranges stretching across the county.

Seven Sages Mountain was one of the ”Three Mountains,” stretching over a thousand miles, filled with strange stones and peaks, with picturesque scenery.

It got its name ”Seven Sages” because of an old rumor that long ago, seven sages lived in seclusion in these mountains.

Now that a secret realm has appeared in Seven Sages Mountain, people are associating it with those seven sages.

But despite the efforts of historians, they could not find which era these so-called ”Seven Sages” belonged to.

It seems the seven only exist in legends, or perhaps the tales of the Seven Sages are so ancient that no historical records mention them.

The eerie forest, once rarely trodden by people, was now crowded with them.

”Everyone, if you want to pass, prepare your Spirit Crystals or Spirit Rice in advance!”

”Don’t think of sneaking through. If you’re caught, don’t blame the One Qi Sect for not showing mercy!”

Between two towering cliffs, all the cultivators who came from various parts of the Yangnao Land were blocked on the winding mountain path.

In front were the heavily guarded disciples of the One Qi Sect.

To realize this toll road business, the One Qi Sect had spent some costs, hurriedly setting up arrays on all roads leading to the secret realm and dispatching disciples to patrol and guard, leaving only this passage to charge tolls.

The cultivators who had traveled far had no choice but to obediently hand over Spirit Crystals or Spirit Rice.

If someone wanted to force their way through, they would have to ask the late-stage Fetal Breathing elder of the One Qi Sect, who was sitting cross-legged on the cliff to the left, whether he would allow it.

Noble families and loose cultivators naturally dared not defy the wishes of the Immortal Sect.

Although other Immortal Sects could continue to pressure them together, this Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm was, after all, in the controlled Three Mountains County of the One Qi Sect, and they had already been forced to open the secret realm.

Now, since the sect only charges a reasonable entry fee, various Immortal Sects cannot keep pushing. After all, if it leads to mutual destruction, it benefits no one.

Anyway, to the disciples of the Immortal Sects, the cost of one Spirit Crystal Fragment for a ticket is still acceptable.

As long as they’re not too unlucky, venturing into the secret realm and gaining even a little will allow them to recoup the cost.

”Brother, it’s our turn.”

In the winding line, Chen Youran and Shen Chongming slowly moved forward with the crowd, quickly reaching their turn.

The One Qi Sect disciple in front glanced at the two and slowly extended his hand.

In a hurry, Shen Chongming fished out a Spirit Crystal Fragment from his chest and, somewhat reluctantly, handed over a small brocade bag.

The One Qi Sect disciple took the Spirit Crystal Fragment, weighed the Spirit Rice in the bag, and without saying much, let the two pass.

After passing the toll checkpoint, the two followed the large group onward and soon arrived at the so-called secret realm entrance.

”It’s a cliff?”

Shen Chongming was somewhat surprised to see that the entrance to the secret realm was actually a bottomless cliff.

”Tch, country bumpkin...”

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice of mockery came from the side.

Shen Chongming turned to look and saw that the speaker was a fair-skinned young man dressed in a moon-white embroidered robe, holding a long sword.

The young man’s gold-thread embroidered belt had a white jade ring and pendant hanging from the left and a delicate brocade bag hanging from the right, exuding a faint spiritual power.

A Storage Bag?

Shen Chongming was slightly taken aback, then his expression became strange.

He could sense that the cultivation level of this young man before him was only slightly stronger than his own, about the seventh or eighth layer of Qi Cultivation.

But his internal Spiritual Qi was floating, and his aura was not as solid and thick as a normal Qi Cultivation level seven or eight cultivator. Clearly, he had climbed up relying on elixirs and Spirit Crystals.

Seeing Shen Chongming notice his Storage Bag, the young man straightened up even more proudly.