Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 279 - 188: Ambition

Shen Wenxing approached with a salute: "Brother Jin Sheng..."

"Brother Shen, something’s happened!"

Before Shen Wenxing could exchange pleasantries, Jin Sheng hurriedly came forward, grabbed him, and walked towards the wing room.

The two sat down in the wing room, and Jin Sheng’s hand flashed with light as he directly took out a gray piece of beast skin.

Shen Wenxing was somewhat curious but didn’t ask much, reaching out to receive it.

The gray beast skin was large and soft. Shen Wenxing stroked it gently and slowly opened it.

What came into view was a densely packed, unfamiliar map.

He studied it carefully for a long time but found no familiar places on the map.

"Brother Jin, where is this... map from?"

Jin Sheng said gravely, "Recently, a disciple from my Vajra Sect received a report saying that towns and villages in the southern region of Yue County were harassed by a pack of mountain wolves."

"Jin merely thought they were some ordinary wolf-type demon beasts and sent a few ordinary disciples to handle it."

"Who would have thought that among the mountain wolves, there was a wolf demon in human form!"

"The disciples sent there were heavily damaged, with only one managing to escape back, risking their life."

Upon hearing this, a trace of color flashed across Shen Wenxing’s face.

The news brought by Jin Sheng reminded him of what Wei Qiuling had mentioned earlier.

Recently, some powerful tribes in the Western Wilderness also suffered attacks from demon beasts, with heavy losses among the tribe members, forcing them to migrate north to the edge of He County.

"And then?"

Shen Wenxing spoke.

Jin Sheng received tea from a Shen family cultivator and took a sip, saying, "Later, Jin and an elder of the Fourth Realm from the sect went there and discovered that the transformed wolf demon had the power of the Middle Stage of Fetal Breathing."

"After killing it, we found this map and some other trivial things on it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing instantly had a guess about the map in his mind.

Southern Border...

He looked again at the map in his hand, seeing the continuous mountains and even some cities and villages, seemingly a land comparable to the previous Yu Country.

"Brother Jin, to be frank, my Shen Family also encountered some strange events, my sister-in-law just mentioned sending me to your sect to inquire."

He shared the information obtained in recent days related to the Southern Border.

Upon hearing this, Jin Sheng’s face was serious, and he remained silent for a long time.

"This way, this piece of beast skin map is most likely a territorial map of the Southern Border?"

A flash of sharpness appeared in Jin Sheng’s eyes.

Noticing the look in his eyes, Shen Wenxing pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Jin, could it be that you’re considering the Southern Border as a place for easy picking?"

Jin Sheng was first startled by these words, then laughed with an open mouth: "Brother Shen, it seems that only our two families know about the Southern Border."

"Jin knows of the Shen Family’s connection with Luoxia Mountain, how about this!"

"Including Luoxia Mountain, Celestial Talisman Sect, and our four families..."

Shen Wenxing shook his head with a bitter smile.

Seeing this, Jin Sheng frowned and said, "Does the Shen Family have no intention of taking risks?"

Shen Wenxing was silent for a moment and finally shared the incident of Shen Wen’an encountering those four suspected Southern Border cultivators.

"Brother Jin, don’t be too optimistic. The appearance of the Southern Border might be a disaster for us."

Shen Wenxing has always been a cautious and conservative person.

This time, whether it’s his brother’s encounter with Southern Border cultivators or the Vajra Sect’s encounter with a wolf demon in the Fetal Breathing Realm, it all seems to indicate the complexity of the Southern Border.

The cultivators and demons that randomly appear already have Fetal Breathing Realm power, so it’s hard to say there aren’t Golden Core Realm or Purple Mansion Realm experts above Fetal Breathing Realm in the Southern Border.

In this situation, who is the predator, and who is the prey? It’s uncertain.

Upon hearing this, Jin Sheng contemplated for a long time and didn’t mention dividing the Southern Border further.

After some thought, he spoke:

"What does the Shen Family plan to do?"

Shen Wenxing replied: "Build city walls and hold firm, just in case."

This answer surprised Jin Sheng somewhat.

He hadn’t expected the Shen Family to be so cautious.

But considering Shen Wenxing’s character, the Shen Family’s response seemed normal.

"If that’s the case, then after Jin returns, he’ll also have Vajra Sect strengthen the defense of southern Yue County." Jin Sheng stood up and said with a smile, "Brother Shen, with our families’ relations, if anything happens, we should support each other."

Shen Wenxing nodded: "Of course, the Shen Family is willing to advance and retreat together with the Vajra Sect."

The Hundred Beasts Mountain has already been destroyed, among the Immortal Sect influences in Danzhou Qishan, the strongest Immortal Sect is the Vajra Sect.

Though Lingshan Sword Immortal has shown importance to the Shen Family, one can never have too many powerful allies.

"Haha... With Brother Shen’s words, Jin is relieved."

"Brother Shen, farewell."

Jin Sheng laughed heartily and, saluting with fists, left the Shen Family.

...

The construction of Yunshui City has already been scheduled.

Recently, a large number of common people and craftsmen have been allocated to the banks of the Laishui River, busy measuring and drafting the blueprint for the city walls.

Because the construction of Yunshui City is to defend against possible Southern Border cultivators and demon beasts, both the building materials and some designs can’t be as simple as ordinary city walls.

Fortunately, ever since Shen Wen’an drove away those four Southern Border cultivators, no suspected Southern Border cultivators or demon beasts have appeared within the Shen Family’s territory.

In the Black Water Pavilion’s first floor.

The young Shen Li still seriously flips through that ancient beast skin book.

Perhaps due to her Innate Spirit Body, the ancient beast skin book that even Shen Yuan could not study turned into a treasure in the little girl’s eyes as she devoured its contents day and night.