Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 575 - 237: Golden Core Assembly (Part 6)

Upon hearing this, Ming Zhengchu frowned slightly and said, "Lord Sect Leader, forgive my directness, but our current strength in trying to touch an exotic treasure that two major Golden Core influences also covet is simply seeking death."

Shen Chongxu glanced at him, his voice slightly cold as he said, "When did I ever say I wanted to touch the exotic treasure?"

"I’m just asking you to find out what the treasure is."

"Enough, everyone disperse."

Rising from his throne, Shen Chongxu flicked his dark purple robe and slowly walked towards the back of the hall.

When he reached his room, a blood-colored stream of light suddenly flew out from the incense burner beside him, transforming into the figure of Wushi Qianrou upon landing.

"Master, that Ming Zhengchu has been a bit presumptuous lately."

"Should I..."

Shen Chongxu slightly raised his hand and said solemnly, "I am in need of people right now."

"His strength is not to be feared; do not act rashly for now."

Switching his tone, Shen Chongxu turned to look at Wushi Qianrou and asked, "How much longer before I can break through to the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing?"

Wushi Qianrou hesitated slightly, then bowed and answered, "If I refine over a dozen Fetal Breathing cultivators, it should be enough to help Master achieve a breakthrough to the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing."

The Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace can use the blood and flesh of ten thousand spirits to create a Blood Puppet Avatar, and while refining this blood and flesh, it can also strengthen the main body in return.

Over the years, Shen Chongxu had been saving up the Spirit Crystals and various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures he acquired, and his cultivation could rise quickly because of the nourishment from the Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace.

"And what about reaching Fetal Breathing Perfection?"

"When is the earliest we can achieve that?"

Upon hearing this, Wushi Qianrou looked somewhat troubled.

"Master, I... I don’t know either."

"However..."

She snuck a glance at Shen Chongxu, hesitating as if afraid to speak.

"Speak."

Shen Chongxu glanced at her.

Wushi Qianrou bowed again, gathering her courage.

"Master, I still have my Virgin Primordial Yin; if you... if you absorb this Primordial Yin, it would be greatly beneficial for your cultivation..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, until it was almost inaudible.

Shen Chongxu slowly turned around, his slightly blood-red eyes fixing on her.

"Forgive me, Master, I..."

"Is what you said true?"

Shen Chongxu suddenly spoke.

Wushi Qianrou was momentarily taken aback, then quickly nodded, "I dare not deceive Master!"

"Yin and Yang mutually aid, and Virgin Primordial Yin is inherently a great supplement, and this body was originally that of a Late Stage Fetal Breathing cultivator. The Primordial Yin is truly useful to Master."

Shen Chongxu nodded slightly, "I understand."

"You may leave now. Tonight, I will break through to the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing, and then consider the matter of the Primordial Yin."

Upon hearing this, Wushi Qianrou was secretly delighted, but dared not show it on her face. She quickly bowed and returned to the Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace.

...

Yunshui City.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed, and the day of the Golden Core Assembly arrived quickly. The patriarchs of all the major affiliated families under the Shen Family had arrived early in Yunshui City, bringing with them precious gifts they had painstakingly sought out.

In the private quarters of the estate, Shen Chongming looked at Zhao Tuan in front of him and Zhao Tianqiu beside him and sighed inwardly.

"Brother Tuan has visibly aged in these past two years."

In his wide robe, with hair and beard turning white, Zhao Tuan smiled and clasped his hands, "I am now beyond the age of seventy, not what I once was."

Beyond the age of seventy...

Shen Chongming suddenly felt a sense of nostalgia. For cultivators, time truly flies by quickly.

A single cultivation session could last several days, a single closed-door meditation could last years.

"Brother Tuan’s cultivation... still at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer. You haven’t broken through to the Realm of Perfection these past years?"

Shen Chongming frowned, puzzled.

Zhao Tuan chuckled and shook his head, his attitude seeming quite relaxed.

"Ultimately, it was my youthful recklessness for not heeding the elder patriarch’s advice."

"I thought with steadfast perseverance, I wouldn’t lag too far behind."

Zhao Tuan, while speaking, couldn’t help but recall the scene from years ago when he accompanied his father Zhao Jinhua to meet Shen Yuan.

Back then, Shen Yuan had given him two choices.

One was to become a body cultivator, the other to pursue the Immortal Dao.

Lacking a Spirit Root, he finally chose the Immortal Dao.

"After the Golden Core Assembly, see if you can visit Grandpa,"

Shen Chongming suggested after pondering for a moment.

Like him, Grandpa Shen Yuan had no Spirit Root but managed to break through to Fetal Breathing, so he hoped Zhao Tuan could try as well.

For both public and personal reasons, he didn’t want to see Zhao Tuan eventually succumb to exhaustion and meet a desolate end.

"This..."

Zhao Tuan hesitated.

Rationally, he didn’t want to trouble Shen Yuan.

But after a lifetime of cultivation, if he said there was no further ambition within his heart, that would be untruthful.

"Brother Tuan, don’t overthink it. Just visit him in the capacity of a younger generation,"

Shen Chongming said with a faint smile, seeing through Zhao Tuan’s hesitations.

Zhao Tianqiu, standing nearby, also looked at him with hope and said, "Dad..."

After thinking it over, Zhao Tuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Patriarch."

He understood Shen Chongming’s intention and felt deeply grateful.

The two brothers chatted for a bit longer when suddenly a Shen Family cultivator rushed in.

"The patriarch, Elder Jiang from Luoxia Mountain has arrived, and Third Master has gone to greet him."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuan quickly stood up and clasped his hands, saying, "Seeing as the patriarch has guests, my son and I will take our leave."

Shen Chongming nodded, then hurriedly left the private quarters.

Jiang Xiuqi and Luo Yao arrived on a flying boat, and Shen Chongming, alongside Shen Wen’an, escorted them to the newly built Immortal Welcoming Platform.

This time, Shen Wen’an’s Golden Core Assembly did not match the grandeur of Jiang Xiuqi’s from back then, with numerous Golden Core cultivators coming to congratulate.

Hence, the criteria for stepping onto the Immortal Welcoming Platform were not as stringent.

They allowed all cultivators in the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing to come forward.

With Jiang Xiuqi’s arrival, another Array Guardian Cultivator rushed to report that a group of demon cultivators from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain had also arrived outside the array.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming asked Third Uncle Shen Wen’an to accompany Jiang Xiuqi and the others while he rushed to meet them.

Just as he arrived outside the Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array, he saw Old Man Jin from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain and the Plant Great Demon Hua Qing, who last came to trade the Wood Moonlight Pine with the Shen Family.

Yet, in front of these two demons was a handsome young man, adorned in an ornate robe with gold patterns against a moonlit background.

Upon seeing this youth, Shen Chongming suddenly realized!

A Golden Core Demon King!

This young man was undoubtedly a Golden Core Realm Demon King!

Realizing the youth’s identity, Shen Chongming hurried forward, slightly cupping his hands, "Patriarch of the Shen Family, Shen Chongming, greets the senior."

The handsome youth smiled gently, his voice low and deep, "Patriarch Shen, you are too courteous. Besides congratulating your noble ally for reaching the Golden Core Sword Immortal path, I also wish to thank your noble family for once relinquishing the Wood Moonlight Pine to Qing’Er."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming cupped his hands again, "Senior, you flatter us; it was merely a fair transaction."

"Please, senior, follow inside."

The handsome youth nodded slightly, following Shen Chongming’s lead, headed towards the Immortal Welcoming Platform outside the estate.

As soon as their forms passed through the Grand Array, Jiang Xiuqi and Shen Wen’an simultaneously turned their heads.

"It should be the Golden Core ally from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain."

The two stood up slowly, walking to the edge of the Immortal Welcoming Platform, watching as the handsome youth approached from the distance.

Just as Shen Chongming was about to introduce him to everyone, a Shen Family cultivator hastily arrived.

"Patriarch, Third Master, another strange old man has arrived outside the array, claiming... claiming to be from Danzhou."

Danzhou?

Upon hearing this, not only were Shen Chongming and Shen Wen’an puzzled, but Jiang Xiuqi and the others looked equally bewildered.

How could someone from Danzhou arrive in Yangnao Land?

Did the Nascent Soul True Monarch guarding the barrier leave?