Shen Wenxing got up and took the "Cloud Dragon Skill" and "Azure Dragon Force" techniques from the shelf beside him.

"Wen'an, these are two techniques your father obtained from a relic. Take a look and see if they might be of help to you?"

Shen Wen'an accepted the booklets and, after flipping through a few pages, closed them again.

"These techniques are quite advanced, but I don't need them."

Ever since acquiring the "Supreme Mysterious Sword Scripture," he had even given up the "Golden Light Technique" taught by Qiyun Valley, so he naturally would not choose to refine other techniques.

Shen Yuan's face showed a hint of disappointment.

He had thought these two techniques might help his youngest son, but unexpectedly, he simply disregarded them.

"Since that's the case, let me give you something else."

Shen Yuan stood up and slowly walked toward the stairs on the side, and moments later, he returned holding a copper pot.

"Oldest, bring me a wine cup."

Shen Wenxing responded and retrieved a wine cup from the side.

Shen Yuan carefully removed the copper pot's lid and poured out two drops of spiritual liquid from it.

As the spiritual liquid was poured out, the concentration of spiritual qi on the first floor of Black Water Pavilion instantly increased significantly!

Shen Wen'an's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he murmured softly: "Is this spiritual liquid?"

"Have you seen this thing?" Shen Yuan asked as he covered the copper pot.

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly: "I saw Master use it for alchemy in Qiyun Valley."

"The spiritual qi contained in one drop of spiritual liquid is comparable to a complete Spirit Crystal."

"More importantly, spiritual liquid can be directly consumed and absorbed by cultivators, whereas Spirit Crystal needs to be slowly refined."

"Where did Ah Die get it from?"

Shen Yuan smiled gently, carefully stroking the copper pot in his hand: "It was produced by this treasure."

Ever since Black Water Pavilion was built, he had brought the copper pot inside.

After a year of observation, he finally figured out the origin of the spiritual liquid inside the pot.

The seemingly inconspicuous copper pot seems to possess the ability to gather and transform spiritual qi, able to absorb spiritual qi from the air and refine it, converting it into spiritual liquid.

However, the conversion speed is very slow.

The concentration of spiritual qi where Black Water Pavilion is located is far higher than the center area of Hidden Dragon Mountain where Dragon Tamer's Mansion is situated.

But in a year's time, the copper pot only condensed one drop of spiritual liquid.

Shen Wen'an was somewhat astonished upon hearing this.

He had incidentally heard Pei Zhao mention that compared to Spirit Crystals, spiritual liquid is even rarer.

That's why in Qiyun Valley, even when refining pills above the Fetal Breathing Realm, spiritual liquid is seldom used.

In the cultivation realm, one drop of spiritual liquid can often be exchanged for dozens of Spirit Crystals.

"Did Ah Die obtain this copper pot from the relic as well?"

Shen Yuan nodded and explained the Dragon Tamer's Mansion briefly.

After hearing it, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and said: "It seems that there are other valuable items in that relic."

Just as the thought surfaced in his mind, Shen Yuan urged: "The spiritual liquid will disperse after being poured out, so you better use it quickly."

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly, picked up the wine cup in front of him, and drank the spiritual liquid in one gulp.

Beside him, Shen Wenxing poured some tea into the wine cup, rinsing it down.

As the spiritual liquid entered his body, it instantly transformed into pure spiritual power, rushing toward his limbs and bones.

Shen Wen'an immediately sat cross-legged, beginning to channel the spiritual power toward his dantian.

In his dantian, a golden sword quietly hovered in the center, emitting a faint light.

A large amount of spiritual power surged into the dantian, and under Shen Wen'an's conscious control, it continued to wash over the golden sword.

"Let's leave him alone for now and avoid disturbing him."

Shen Yuan stood up and walked out of Black Water Pavilion.

Shen Wenxing followed closely, carefully closing the door behind them.

"Qiyun Valley is now fully focused on managing Fengxian County; there shouldn't be much happening at Yunzhong Ascension Pavilion, right?"

Outside Black Water Pavilion, Shen Yuan stood at the railing, gazing at the moonlight shining on the deep waters of the pool.

Shen Wenxing came alongside, nodding slightly: "I heard a while ago that many Immortals from Immortal Sects have gone to He County. Immortal Li left Zhili Royal City Immortal Garden half a year ago and hasn't returned yet."

"Does Ah Die have any plans?"

Shen Yuan did not answer immediately.

The day before yesterday, Shen Wen'an mysteriously took away the treasure sword from the bottom of the pool, and over the past two days, the spiritual qi at Black Water Pool has become notably more concentrated.

Now that I know the eldest has been cultivating in Anyang County for so long without much progress in the Azure Dragon Force, I can't help but think of bringing him back to focus on his cultivation.

The Shen family's current circumstances are not what they used to be, and keeping the eldest as a steward at the Ascension Pavilion isn't for the monthly salary of twenty ounces of silver.

The youngest is now a disciple of Qiyun Valley, and the Shen family is still on Qiyun Valley's boat, so it's not easy to resign as a steward at the Ascension Pavilion.

"Help your father analyze it."

Shen Yuan turned around and looked at him, saying, "Can you resign from being a steward at the Ascension Pavilion?"

Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback.

This was the second time he had heard this question.

When he returned from Yunshui Town, his sister Shen Wenping had also mentioned it, and he hadn't expected his father to have the same thought.

"Although Qiyun Valley's focus has shifted to Fengxian County, without a good reason, if I rashly bring this up, it will certainly make them uncomfortable."

"After all, for Qiyun Valley, us helping them is a gesture of goodwill."

"Father should remember the incident with Wen'an and the Lingshan Sword Immortal, right?"

Shen Yuan nodded.

"What does that have to do with this?"

Shen Wenxing smiled bitterly and said, "It might seem unrelated, but I'm afraid some might overthink it and feel that Wen'an has gotten close to the Lingshan Sword Immortal, and our Shen family has become arrogant and looks down on Qiyun Valley."

"Whether or not Qiyun Valley believes it, this will inevitably affect Wen'an."

"Father also knows that Wen'an is not good with words, and if faced with such matters in the Immortal Sect, he wouldn't know how to explain."

Shen Yuan nodded slightly and then smiled, saying, "Indeed, your thoughts are becoming more meticulous."

"Then we shall delay this matter for the time being and discuss it later."

"Alright, let's go back. This young lad doesn't know how long he'll be cultivating; there's no need for us to stay around."

Activating the array, the father and son left the Black Water Pavilion and headed towards the courtyard.

...

Late at night in Fengxian County.

"Senior Brother! Something's happened!"

Pei Yuwan looked anxious as she hurriedly knocked on Li Heshan's chamber door.

Li Heshan, who was cultivating, was awakened. He got up, opened the door, and asked, "Junior Sister, what happened?"

Pei Yuwan entered the room and whispered, "Father just used a Communication Stone to say... that Junior Brother Shen has killed Liu Hong from the Cliff Mountain Courtyard and forcibly broke out of the mountain gate."

"Most people in the sect now believe that Junior Brother Shen has defected!"

Upon hearing this, Li Heshan's pupils shrank.

"Junior Brother Shen... defected?"

He murmured incredulously, "How is this possible?"

Pei Yuwan's face was solemn. "Father doesn't believe it either and asked us to check if Junior Brother Shen has returned to Yangnao Land."

"If he has returned, we must quickly bring him back to the sect. If he hasn't..."

"Then it proves that he has truly defected from Qiyun Valley."

Li Heshan quietly paced back and forth, instinctively disbelieving that Shen Wen'an would do such a thing.

But now that Pei Zhao had used a Communication Stone in the middle of the night to inform them, it was definitely not a joke.

Moreover, Shen Wen'an had killed a disciple, Liu Hong, from the Cliff Mountain Courtyard.

The head of the Cliff Mountain Courtyard, Yao Lin, is known for being vengeful. With her disciple killed, she certainly wouldn't let it go easily.

"What does Junior Sister think?"

"Me?" Pei Yuwan shook her head after being taken aback, saying, "That fool usually knows nothing but cultivation and would never do such a thing."

"Liu Hong must have provoked him first!"

As she spoke, she looked at Li Heshan with some pleading, saying, "Senior Brother, if Junior Brother Shen is truly in Yangnao Land, we absolutely cannot bring him back!"

"You know Master Yao's personality; if Junior Brother Shen goes back, he'll be either dead or have his cultivation abolished."

Li Heshan nodded.

"Whether to bring him back or not, the priority is to find Junior Brother Shen and understand exactly what happened."

"If he really intends to defect, then we must have been blind; at that point, regardless, we will have to kill him."

"Elder Ji sent word recently that a significant portion of the natural array in the mountain has been deciphered, and I must stay here in Fengxian County to be ready at any moment."

"Junior Sister, set off to Yunzhong County tomorrow and see if you can find Junior Brother Shen. His way of dealing with people differs from ours. If you truly see him, by no means should you act impulsively."

Pei Yuwan nodded slightly, while inside, she had already made a decision.

If that guy is indeed in Yangnao Land, under no circumstances can he be brought back!

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