Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 318 - 194: Confusion (Part 4)

"Third Uncle, when you go back, you must tell Ah Die about Chonghong’s marriage, so he can prepare in advance."

"Here in the Southern Border, after this heavy blow, they probably won’t attack again for a while."

Shen Wen’an nodded and immediately left the forest with sword control.

...

Black Water Pavilion.

The White Jade Turtle Shell in the Sea of Consciousness finally calmed down and stopped issuing warnings.

The heart hanging inside Shen Yuan’s chest finally settled down.

He slowly stood up, looked out the window, and couldn’t help but sigh lightly.

The enemy’s strength was increasing, while the Shen Family only had Shen Wen’an as a capable combat force at present.

"Time..."

He muttered deeply while gazing at the shimmering water surface.

The Shen Family currently lacked talented individuals, and their resources could barely keep up.

What they needed most was time.

If the Shen Family could have thirty years of peaceful development, life wouldn’t be as precarious as it was now.

As he was lost in thought, there was a slight fluctuation in the array outside the Black Water Pavilion, and sounds came from the second floor.

Suppressing his thoughts, Shen Yuan slowly walked up to the second floor of the Black Water Pavilion.

There he saw Shen Wen’an taking out the spoils of his journey, with a golden toad tied up nearby.

Upon hearing the commotion, he turned around and bowed slightly, saying, "Father."

Shen Yuan nodded, noticing his pale complexion, feeling a pang of sorrow in his heart.

"Was the enemy strong in this battle?"

Shen Wen’an nodded and briefly recounted the encounter with the Suihuo Sect and the Demon Cultivators from the Southern Border.

"Why do you think the Suihuo Sect suddenly hesitated to attack Chongming?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

This was something he still couldn’t figure out.

Shen Yuan pondered for a long time before speaking in a low voice, "This matter is hard to say."

"Chongming’s talent is high; the Suihuo Sect might have discovered this and feared his growth."

"But... if it were only for these reasons, it wouldn’t warrant sending three cultivators in the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing to assassinate him..."

"We’ll have your elder brother investigate this later."

"I always felt something was off about the Suihuo Sect."

In the Cultivation Realm, it was normal to go to any lengths to assassinate promising young talents from enemy factions.

But the Suihuo Sect’s actions were somewhat bizarre, and it was imperative to find out what was going on quickly.

Shen Wen’an nodded, then picked up the golden toad at his feet and said:

"This time, the harvest wasn’t great. Aside from two magical artifacts, I’ve captured a Golden Toad in the Fetal Breathing Realm."

"This creature originally had the strength of the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing, but after being injured by me, its realm has dropped to the Early Stage of Fetal Breathing."

"I don’t know if Li’Er can subdue it."

Hearing this, Shen Yuan was a bit surprised.

The purple rope had suppressed the Golden Toad’s demon essence, making it difficult to discern that it was a Fetal Breathing Realm demon beast at first sight.

"She can try, but you need to supervise the taming process; don’t let it harm Li’Er."

"I’ll take these things upstairs."

Shen Wen’an nodded, then carried the Golden Toad downstairs.

There he noticed Shen Li focused on cultivating, and Shen Wen’an approached her and called gently.

"Li’Er, look at what your Third Uncle brought for you?"

Shen Li slowly opened her eyes, and her gaze instantly lit up when she looked at the Golden Toad in his hand!

"Where did Third Uncle catch this?"

Shen Wen’an smiled faintly and said, "Do you like it?"

"This creature is a demon beast in the Fetal Breathing Realm. Do you have confidence in subjugating it?"

Without answering, Shen Li stood up, gently petted the Golden Toad’s head, her eyes full of joy.

"Third Uncle, you can release it now."

Release it?

Shen Wen’an glanced at the Golden Toad, hesitated slightly before he spoke: "I’ll release you now, but if you dare move recklessly, you know how fast my sword can be."

After saying this, he unleashed a stream of spiritual power to untie the purple rope.

Without the restraint of the purple rope, the demon essence on the Golden Toad’s body instantly recovered, exuding the aura of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Its gaze swept over Shen Li and, surprised, it said, "This is..."

Clang!

As it was about to move closer, the scarlet Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword blocked its path.

"Don’t get excited, Immortal; this little demon was only... only curious about this little fairy’s physique..."

Now at the mercy of others, the Golden Toad was both fearful and sycophantic, speaking humbly.

"Can you discern Li’Er’s physique?"

The Golden Toad cautiously scrutinized the small girl in front of it, although some guesses had formed in its mind, it seemed too improbable.

"Immortal, this little demon... this little demon cannot determine by sight alone unless..."

"Enough," Shen Wen’an interrupted coldly, then said, "In a moment, if you submit to Li’Er and allow her to subjugate you obediently, I’ll spare your life."

"If Li’Er cannot subjugate you, you’re nothing but a menace."

Hearing this, the Golden Toad felt a jolt of fear.

"Rest assured, Immortal, this little demon will fully cooperate!"

In a bid to survive, the Golden Toad went to the extreme in humility, nodding frantically to assure.

Shen Wen’an ignored it and turned to Shen Li, saying, "Girl, give it a try, but don’t force it."

Shen Li nodded and immediately extended a finger to the Golden Toad’s forehead, slowly closing her eyes and holding her breath.

Her hand, radiating a gray glow, slowly moved over the Golden Toad’s head.

But at this moment, the Golden Toad was already dumbfounded!

"Gu Spirit Sacred Body!"

"It’s really the Innate Gu Spirit Sacred Body!!"

"How could it be such a physique?!"

"And that Soul Talisman..."

The Golden Toad was incredibly shocked internally but dared not make a single movement!

"This is a blessing in disguise... for this old one, it’s truly a blessing in disguise!"

At this moment, the frustration in its heart about being enslaved was instantly swept away, replaced by gratitude and excitement!