Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

"Is that Li’Er girl really so powerful!?"

Xu Zhan’s expression was peculiar as he murmured involuntarily.

But Shen Wen’an seemed quite composed.

He knew Shen Li was a Witch Cultivator and possessed the Gu Spirit Sacred Body. Although she rarely fought over the years, her strength was definitely not weak.

"It was a bit unexpected that obtaining the spirit of Yunmeng Marsh went so smoothly."

Shen Wen’an said in a deep voice.

Ever since the spirit manifestation phenomenon appeared in Yunmeng Marsh, they had repeatedly speculated that the major Golden Core forces of the Southern Border would not rest easy and would surely have devised a plan against the Shen Family and Cyan Ruo Sword House.

Who could have predicted that when it came to competing for the spirit, everyone just watched Cyan Ruo Sword House take it without anyone making a move to stop them?

Such an unusual phenomenon left Shen Wen’an somewhat puzzled.

Beside him, Liu Qixuan pulled out his wine gourd and took four Cyan Jade Wine Cups from his storage bag, skillfully filled them up, and waved his hand to send the cups to the three people in front of him.

"In my opinion, this isn’t hard to understand."

Slowly lifting the jade cup in front of him, he downed the fine wine within and smiled, "Those cowards might have indeed prepared to handle the situation."

"But their plan went awry when the spirit manifested, preventing them from making any moves, and all they could do was watch Lingshan take the spirit away."

The three people before him showed varied expressions upon hearing this.

"Third Uncle, do you think those forces in the Southern Border have already established ties with the Tribulation Fire Sect and the Underworld Bureau?"

At those words, the jade cup that Shen Wen’an brought to his lips paused slightly, then he returned it.

"Your suggestion is that the forces of the Southern Border didn’t act at that time because they were waiting for the Tribulation Fire Sect and Underworld Bureau, and since neither made a move, they didn’t dare to act either?"

With this comment, Huang Lingshan seemed to remember something and took over the topic, "Actually, when Li’Er achieved the Golden Core, I had a suspicion."

"When an ordinary Golden Core cultivator breaks through, they are often targeted by the Underworld Bureau, who would send just one Underworld Bureau cultivator to seize their Golden Nature."

"Even if the Shen Family has acted against the Underworld Bureau before, they wouldn’t send twelve Yin Generals immediately."

"I suspect, those twelve Yin Generals were initially intended by the Underworld Bureau to target the spirit of Yunmeng Marsh, but accidentally encountered Shen Li’s breakthrough to the Golden Core and decided to seize her Golden Nature along the way."

"Unexpectedly, all twelve Yin Generals died at Shen Li’s hands; thus, without their involvement during the spirit manifestation, the Southern Border forces naturally didn’t dare to obstruct lightly."

With this analysis, they realized that all events seemed to make sense.

"So, does that mean several major Golden Core forces in the Southern Border have really sided with the Tribulation Fire Sect and the Underworld Bureau?"

Xu Zhan spoke with a solemn expression.

No matter the chaos stirred by matters of spirit and Dao Source, it all belonged to the internal affairs of Yangnao Land.

To Yangnao Land, the Underworld Bureau and Tribulation Fire Sect were outsiders.

The actions of several major Golden Core forces in the Southern Border were akin to selling out their homeland as traitors.

"Enough, this isn’t something we should worry about."

After a moment of silence, Liu Qixuan poured himself another cup of wine and raised it to the three.

"We must quickly find the remaining cultivators of the Tribulation Fire Sect and then leave here."

Shen Wen’an nodded.

After taking a brief rest, the four prepared to continue their search for the remaining four cultivators of the Tribulation Fire Sect.

...

Southern Border, Yangquan Mountain.

Inside the grand hall of the Bai Xuan Sect, after the previous strong integration, all Bai Xuan Sect members have now shifted to practicing the "Primordial Golden Seal" passed on by Celestial Demon He Yi.

Now, the members of the Bai Xuan Sect, based solely on cultivation level, appear much weaker.

But the "Primordial Golden Seal" is, after all, a genuine Ancient Demon Cultivation Technique.

After training in this method, their actual combat power has greatly increased; each is striving to improve their cultivation as quickly as possible.

"Are there any new reports from the Southern Border lately?"

Atop the grand hall, on the Sect Leader’s throne, Shen Chongxu, who had returned to the Middle Stage of Fetal Breathing, glanced at the people below and asked indifferently.

As soon as he spoke, Dongyun Pao stepped forward, respectfully bowing, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, according to the spy’s report, Fushan Country and various other forces like Jianan Temple recently retreated quite miserably from Yangnao Land."

"Among them, Fushan’s Sovereign Wushi Puppet encountered some unknown adversity, returning with only tens of thousands of personal guards out of his hundreds of thousands of troops."

"The remaining army gradually fled back home over the past month."

After a pause, Dongyun Pao continued, "A few days ago, I secretly infiltrated Qingting City and accidentally encountered a Vanguard Army officer."

"From him, I learned that Fushan’s Sovereign Wushi Puppet faced a formidable foe in Yangnao Land, barely securing a chance at life, and fled back with his personal guards, abandoning the rest of the troops."

"Now that they’ve returned, they no longer plan to remain loyal to Fushan Country."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxu showed interest.

He slowly sat upright, resting his elbows on his knees, and looked at Dongyun Pao, "So, those tens of thousands of cultivator troops from Fushan Country are planning a rebellion?"

Dongyun Pao nodded slightly, "That’s what the word is."

"But I also received another piece of news."

"It’s said that Marquis Dingjun Qin Yanshan of Fushan Country did not pass away years ago."

"Marquis Dingjun was a Half-Step Golden Core back then; after being dormant for over a hundred years, his cultivation is feared to have reached the Middle to Late Stage of Golden Core."