Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 274: Chapter 187: The Eccentric Cultivator (Part 2)

Its words interrupted Shen Chongming’s thoughts.

”Do you know the owner of this tooth?”

The Giant Centipede nodded and urged, ”Let the guy with the sword come, it’s too dangerous. Don’t throw your life away in vain.”

Shen Chongming thought for a moment and felt that the situation was indeed beyond what he could handle.

For safety’s sake, it’s better to ask Third Uncle to come.

”I’ll go back now and ask Third Uncle. Be careful yourself.”

The Giant Centipede nodded frantically, urging, ”Go, go.”

...

Shen Family, Black Water Pavilion.

After returning, Shen Chongming prepared to tell Shen Wen’an about the situation in Hidden Dragon Mountain.

When he arrived on the first floor of Black Water Pavilion, he saw the four-year-old Shen Li sitting obediently not far from his grandfather, Shen Yuan, holding a strange book made of beast skin, reading it intently.

Hearing the noise, the little girl slowly raised her head and timidly called out ”Big brother.”

Shen Chongming smiled and nodded, then looked at his grandfather Shen Yuan, cupping his hands, ”Grandfather, has Third Uncle broken through?”

Shen Yuan shook his head, ”Not sure, do you have something to discuss with him?”

After sitting down, Shen Chongming poured a cup of tea for Shen Yuan and himself, took a sip, and said, ”There have been some changes in the mountain...”

”I was just about to tell your father about it.”

Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice, ”These days, I feel that something is about to change in this world.”

”After days of deducing, I’ve not found a definite answer, but I vaguely feel the change begins in the south.”

”Grandfather foresaw it?” Shen Chongming asked in surprise, then mentioned the ’Southern Border’ that the Giant Centipede spoke of.

”Grandfather, do you know of the Southern Border?”

Shen Yuan muttered for a while and slightly shook his head, ”There’s no record of the Southern Border in many ancient texts.”

”You should first go find your Third Uncle, that Giant Centipede in the mountain has been of help to our Shen Family, and now it’s in trouble, we should help if we can.”

As his words faded, there was a commotion from the nearby staircase.

Evidently, Shen Wen’an upstairs had heard the noise and came down from the second floor.

”Third Uncle.”

Shen Chongming stood up and cupped his hands.

Beside him, Shen Li quickly closed the beast skin book in her hands and called out sweetly, ”Third Uncle.”

Shen Wen’an nodded slightly and then looked at Shen Chongming, ”Has that Centipede Leader broken through Fetal Breathing?”

Years ago, he subdued the Qi Cultivation Perfection Realm Centipede Leader with force, making it submit to the Shen Family. It’s been more than ten years now.

Shen Chongming shook his head, ”Likely not, but the poisonous grass it guards is about to mature. After consuming it, it might breakthrough.”

”Third Uncle, that Giant Centipede seems to sense trouble...”

He briefly explained what happened upon going to the Poisonous Miasma Forest, and Shen Wen’an nodded at Shen Yuan.

”Father, I’m going.”

...

Outside Yunshui Town, Yu Jin and Patriarch Mu, Mu Changhe, hurriedly flew towards Black Water Pool with Wind Manipulation.

In the manor’s backyard, Wei Qiuling was chatting leisurely with Hu Mei’Er.

At this time, Hu Mei’Er was still deteriorating; not only had her ears turned into fox ears, but the fox tail behind her had also appeared.

Wei Qiuling looked at her with worry and said, ”Sister Mei’Er, have you been feeling any improvement lately?”

Hu Mei’Er shook her head with a sad expression, ”The death of my husband has nearly shattered my Dao Heart.”

”Though I can barely maintain my Dao Practice, the foundation is destroyed, and it’s impossible to repair.”

”As a cultivator in the Fetal Breathing Realm, you should understand the importance of the Foundation of the Immortal Embryo for a human cultivator.”

Wei Qiuling solemnly nodded.

The Foundation of the Immortal Embryo is like the root of a towering tree for a cultivator’s Immortal Embryo.

If the foundation is destroyed, the withering of the Immortal Embryo is only a matter of time.

Looking at Hu Mei’Er before her, Wei Qiuling inwardly sighed. Without extraordinary fortune, Hu Mei’Er’s Dao Practice in the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing may slowly dissipate in just a few years, eventually making it difficult to maintain her human form.

She hadn’t expected the injury inside her to be so severe.

After some hesitation, Wei Qiuling seemed to think of something and was just about to speak when a cultivator from the Shen Family hurriedly knocked on the courtyard gate.

”Third Madam, Fish Fairy and Patriarch Mu have arrived.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling got up, bowed slightly to Hu Mei’Er, and then left the backyard.

In the front yard guest room.

Yu Jin and Mu Changhe met Wei Qiuling, their expressions all heavy.

”Senior Sister, there seems to be trouble over at the Western Wilderness.”

Mu Changhe followed up, ”As per the Immortal Master’s instructions, the Mu Family has been slowly invading the territories of the Western Wilderness.”

”But recently, several strong Western Wilderness tribes have suddenly migrated here from somewhere unknown. The subordinates dared not act rashly and quietly sent people to investigate.”

”A few days ago, the informant sent by the subordinates brought news.”

”Several powerful tribes originally lived in the southernmost part of the Western Wilderness. Their sudden migration here seems to be due to being harassed by many Demon Beasts, losing a significant number of tribesmen, and fleeing here in distress.”

After listening, Wei Qiuling frowned and pondered.

The southernmost part of the Western Wilderness... encountering Demon Beast attacks...

This matter reminded her of Shen Wen’an’s trip to help the Giant Centipede in Hidden Dragon Mountain over ten days ago.

She heard from Shen Chongming that the Giant Centipede also felt some threat, which is why it urged Shen Wen’an to help.

Getting up and looking out the window, a trace of doubt rose in Wei Qiuling’s heart.

Could it be that something is going to change again in the Yangnao Land?

”Put the invasion of the Western Wilderness on hold for now.”

After thinking for a moment, Wei Qiuling said.

”But...” Mu Changhe looked a bit troubled and said, ”Immortal Master, Fengxian County is also intensifying its efforts to take over the Western Wilderness territory recently. If we pause, the Western Wilderness might all fall into Fengxian County’s hands.”