Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

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Dang County, Yunmeng Marsh.

Another eerie black snow fell, and Huang Lingshan, Liu Qixuan, and others stood in the void not far from Yunmeng Marsh, quietly watching the pervasive black snow.

"A year has passed, when will this spiritual entity finally appear?"

"This old man is truly growing impatient waiting..."

Liu Qixuan grumbled, taking a big gulp of wine from his gourd.

By his side, the Moonlight Sword Immortal and Qiu Wufeng also seemed equally anxious.

For these cultivators at the Golden Core Sword Immortal Realm, a year isn’t long; a single seclusion might take several years.

But the key is this spiritual entity in Yunmeng Marsh could appear at any moment.

Forget about seclusion, they didn’t even dare to meditate and cultivate daily, afraid that during meditation, before their spiritual power completed a full circulation, the entity would suddenly appear.

By the time the spiritual power completed a circulation, they’d lose the initiative.

If they didn’t wait and forcibly interrupted, it would easily lead to demonic deviation and backlash.

So, the six of them could only sit idly, their eyes intently watching the vast swamp, as the black snow came and went time and again.

"Lingshan, is there still no news from Junior Brother Wen’an?"

The Moonlight Sword Immortal suddenly asked.

Huang Lingshan nodded slightly, "Wen’an and Xu Zhan seem to be trapped in some Secret Realm."

"The Communication Stones can’t reach them."

As she spoke, her expression became a bit heavy, "As long as this spiritual entity doesn’t manifest, we cannot leave."

"If it drags on, I’m really afraid Wen’an and the others might be in trouble..."

The Moonlight Sword Immortal lowered his head slightly, just about to speak, when a sword light suddenly flew over from afar.

The sword light arrived before them, transforming into the figure of Qi Sanjue.

"Old Qi, how is it?"

Seeing this, Liu Qixuan immediately asked.

Qi Sanjue shook his head slightly, "All sides remain inactive, clearly they know even less about this spiritual entity than we do."

"I’m afraid it will..."

"Fellow Daoists!"

Qi Sanjue was cut off mid-sentence when Jiang Xiuqi suddenly called out excitedly from the simple shelters below.

Upon hearing his voice, Huang Lingshan and the others immediately flashed back to the shelters below.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, have you discovered something?"

The Moonlight Sword Immortal hurriedly asked.

Facing their gazes, Jiang Xiuqi nodded slightly, "I just sensed a change in the great trend of the world around us!"

"If my guess is correct, after this black snow passes, the spiritual entity should manifest!"

Upon hearing this, a trace of excitement appeared on their faces.

"Ah! We’ve waited a whole year, is it finally coming out?"

Liu Qixuan buckled the wine gourd at his waist, excitedly gearing up for action.

"Have you found anything else, Fellow Daoist Jiang?"

Huang Lingshan pondered slightly and asked softly.

In terms of strength, they all far surpassed Jiang Xiuqi.

But in terms of array dao and sensing the great trend of the world, even combined, they couldn’t match him.

Regarding the spiritual entity, little was known among all parties.

No one knew when exactly this Profound Frost True Water would manifest.

But now, Jiang Xiuqi could roughly estimate the time of manifestation through changes in the great trend of the world in Yunmeng Marsh.

Huang Lingshan wanted to see if Jiang Xiuqi had other findings, hoping to ascertain a rough manifestation location for the spiritual entity.

Yet Jiang Xiuqi shook his head with a bitter smile, "I can feel a slow gathering of the great trend of the world around us."

"But determining exactly where it will converge is impossible."

"However..."

He hesitated for a moment and continued, "But if we wait a bit longer, until the great trend becomes clearer, I might obtain something definite."

Upon hearing this, the Moonlight Sword Immortal hurriedly clasped his hands, "Then I’ll trouble you to keep a close watch, Fellow Daoist Jiang. We will be ready, and as soon as you confirm the location, we’ll act immediately."

"Once we claim this spiritual entity, we’ll head back to help the Shen Family find Junior Brother Wen’an."

Jiang Xiuqi clasped his hands, "Rest assured, Fellow Daoists."

With those words, he returned to the wooden hut behind him and sat down cross-legged.

...

He County, above Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Shen Li stood over the deep pit left by the Purple Mansion Flood Dragon’s tribulation back in the day.

After a moment, a streak of green light suddenly shot up swiftly from the forest below.

That green light landed in her hand, transforming into the form of a jade sword-like body.

"How is it?"

"Where are we headed next?"

Holding the Celestial Capital Grass Sword Insect, Shen Li asked softly.

The inch-long Celestial Capital Grass Sword Insect in her palm raised its little head and looked southeast.

Seeing this, Shen Li nodded slightly, "Let’s go and have a look then."

"Xiao Jin."

Her form descended, and from the forest below, a golden light swiftly shot up.

The Golden Toad approached, wiping the blood from its mouth with its short front limbs, and asked flatteringly, "Master, where to?"

Shen Li’s form drifted lightly, landing on its broad back, "To the southeast, but don’t fly too fast."

"Alright then!"

The Golden Toad responded cheerfully and immediately flew towards the southeast.

Soon, the figures of both person and demon arrived at Dang County.

Yet the Celestial Capital Grass Sword Insect still signaled to move forward, prompting the Golden Toad to say, "Master, if we go any further... we’ll enter Yunmeng Marsh."

"There, they’re vying for the spiritual entity. Wouldn’t charging in recklessly be dangerous?"

Danger?

Shen Li looked sharply towards the direction of Yunmeng Marsh, her expression indifferent, "It’s alright. As long as I can find something helpful for Little Green, it’s worth making a trip to Yunmeng Marsh."

"Besides, with the seniors of the Cyan Ruo Sword House present, it shouldn’t be too dangerous."

On hearing this, the Golden Toad refrained from speaking further, instantly transforming into a golden light, carrying Shen Li towards Yunmeng Marsh.

The southwestern corner of Yunmeng Marsh, in the area controlled by Fushan Country.

A cultivator soldier from Fushan Country saw Shen Li being carried by the Golden Toad from afar.

That soldier frowned, observed for a moment, and then quickly turned and entered a nearby tent.

"Report!"

Inside the tent, Wushi Puppet was performing a secret skill, extracting the Essence and Blood Qi from a female cultivator of Yangnao Land. Seeing the soldier rush in, a murderous look flashed in his eyes.

"What is it?"

The soldier knelt down, cupped his hands, and cautiously said, "Your Majesty, a subordinate has discovered a female cultivator riding a giant Golden Toad heading towards our Fushan Country camp!"

"Female cultivator?"

Wushi Puppet heard this, and with a sudden grasp, the female cultivator at the Fetal Breathing Realm in front of him let out a miserable cry, instantly becoming a dried corpse!

Holding a mass of bloody energy, Wushi Puppet took out a Jade Bottle, stored the bloody energy inside, and released his Divine Sense.

In the void, Shen Li stood on the Golden Toad’s back, watching the Celestial Capital Grass Sword Insect in her palm, wondering where it intended to go when suddenly she felt a Divine Sense recklessly sweep over.

"Master, it’s a Divine Sense from a Golden Core Cultivator!"

Feeling this Divine Sense pass by, the Golden Toad was startled and immediately spoke.

Shen Li said nothing.

She simply waved her sleeve gently, blocking the Divine Sense, and said indifferently, "Ignore him, keep going."

She came primarily to find something for the Celestial Capital Grass Sword Insect to help its metamorphosis and didn’t want to clash with other cultivators.

In the tent below, after Wushi Puppet’s Divine Sense was blocked, he didn’t choose to let it go.

"Early Stage of Golden Core, Virgin Primordial Yin..."

"Must intercept her and find out which sect she’s from."

"If she doesn’t have strong backing... I can recruit her to help contest for the spiritual entity, and later find a way to seize her Virgin Primordial Yin to elevate my cultivation to the Realm of Golden Core Perfection in one leap..."

A flash of greed appeared in Wushi Puppet’s eyes, and he swiftly left the tent, entering the void, blocking Shen Li’s path.