"Ah Die."

Shen Wenxing's voice sounded from behind.

As a Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator, he was already able to sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy around him.

The moment Shen Yuan started to make a breakthrough, he felt it clearly.

Now, seeing the spiritual energy fluctuations around his father gradually disappearing, he also understood that this breakthrough attempt must have failed.

Shen Yuan sighed slightly, "As your father, I thought to attempt a breakthrough to the Innate Realm by harnessing the medicinal power of a Qi Nourishing Pill, but the power of heaven and earth around this Black Water Pool is still insufficient..."

Shen Wenxing approached and said, "When I broke through that day, I was fortunate that Immortal Li used a Spirit Crystal Fragment to assist, otherwise it would have been difficult to succeed."

"Although the spiritual energy around the Black Water Pool is denser than in other places, it probably still doesn't meet the required level for a breakthrough."

"However..."

He turned his head to glance in the direction of the Black Water Pool, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I can feel that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth seems to become denser the closer you get to the center of the pool."

"Ah Die, why not try going to the middle of the pool?"

Go to the center of the Black Water Pool and try?

Shen Yuan frowned, "Will it work?"

Shen Wenxing smiled lightly, "It's worth a try; I will act as your guardian."

Shen Yuan nodded, and the father and son left the small courtyard and came to the edge of the Black Water Pool.

The bright moonlight hung high overhead, and the deep pool water under the moonlight resembled a giant silver mirror.

A gentle breeze blew, causing ripples to appear on the mirror's surface, and in the surrounding bushes, the sounds of insects chirping arose one after another.

Not long after moving here, Shen Yuan, having nothing else to do, crafted a small boat to easily catch some fish in the pool for meals.

The father and son boarded the small boat and slowly rowed towards the center of the lake.

"The Tuo Dragons here truly have a strong spirituality."

On the boat, Shen Wenxing noticed the nearby Tuo Dragons swimming away as they sensed his approach, and he spoke in surprise.

Shen Yuan nodded, "Since our residence was built, these creatures have basically stopped coming this way."

"It's saved us a lot of trouble, indeed."

The small boat soon reached the center of the lake.

Shen Wenxing looked around, confirmed there was no threat, then said, "Ah Die, please try again, I'll be watching."

After Shen Yuan nodded, he took out another Qi Nourishing Pill and put it in his mouth.

The medicinal power dissolved, and that strange feeling reappeared.

A large amount of power of heaven and earth slowly gathered, and Shen Wenxing carefully sensed the concentration of this spiritual energy, feeling delighted!

His intuition was correct.

The center area of this Black Water Pool indeed had the densest spiritual energy.

Such a concentration of spiritual energy was almost comparable to the concentration when Li Heshan used a Spirit Crystal Fragment!

It should be sufficient for a breakthrough.

The dense power of heaven and earth flowed into the body's acupoints, and Shen Yuan held his breath, following the Breathing Technique to guide this spiritual energy to circulate internally.

About fifteen minutes later, his body gave a slight tremor!

A unique fluctuation of spiritual power slowly radiated from within him, characteristic of a Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator!

"Ah Die, did it work?"

Seeing this, Shen Wenxing asked in surprise.

Shen Yuan opened his eyes and nodded.

Feeling the changes brought about by the breakthrough to the Innate, he felt very excited inside.

Previously, as a Postnatal Martial Artist, he only felt that his strength had increased significantly, but not much else had changed.

Now, having broken through to the Innate Realm, he could clearly feel a kind of elevation in the level of life itself.

This feeling was undoubtedly due to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth entering the body and transforming the five viscera and six bowels.

"Ah Die indeed has a talent for cultivation."

"Earlier, when I asked you to practice Pile Skill, you were unwilling."

As his father broke through to the Innate, Shen Wenxing felt genuinely happy for him.

"If Grandfather had been willing to let you practice martial arts when you were young, you probably would have advanced far in the Innate Realm by now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan shook his head with a smile.

"Back then, your grandmother was not in good health, and the family title passed to your grandfather's generation had already been stripped away."

"The harvest at home wasn't enough even to afford medicine for your grandmother. In that year of famine, your uncle, who was already as big as Ah Nu, starved to death."

"Although we managed to get through that, life was still difficult. Let alone practicing martial arts; even the fees for private school were something your father couldn't afford."

"Moreover, father is not some martial arts genius, breaking through to the Innate Realm this time is merely a stroke of luck."

Shen Yuan did not tell his son that his breakthrough to the Innate Realm was entirely due to the merit of the White Jade Turtle Shell.

After all, without the White Jade Turtle Shell refining his bloodline, without him breaking through first and feeding back this understanding, relying on himself, not to mention the Innate Realm, even becoming Postnatal would be difficult.

Shen Wenxing nodded in some astonishment, this was the first time he learned that his father once had an elder brother.

"Ah Die, don't be modest, my father-in-law broke through to Postnatal after coming of age and has been stuck at the Peak of Postnatal for nearly twenty years, unable to break through. If he knew that you were the first to break through to the Innate Realm, he might die of envy."

Hearing this, Shen Yuan said solemnly, "It's best not to tell anyone about my breakthrough to the Innate Realm."

Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback, and then it seemed he understood his father's message.

This breakthrough to the Innate Realm was aided by the Spiritual Qi of the Black Water Pool. If word got out, it would undoubtedly arouse suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble.

Seeing that he understood his meaning, Shen Yuan picked up the oar and said, "Alright, let's go back."

"Ah Die, wait a moment."

Shen Wenxing glanced around and said in a low voice, "The center area of this Black Water Pool obviously has more concentrated Spiritual Qi than the surrounding areas."

"Do you think... there might be some treasure in this pool?"

Shen Yuan glanced at the shimmering pool and after a moment's thought, smiled and said, "Whether there's treasure or not, it's best not to explore it."

"Leaving it at the bottom of the pool is safer than keeping it in our home."

"The entire Black Water Pool is our family's now. If there really is treasure, when we have the strength and need in the future, we can take it anytime."

Shen Wenxing nodded.

He also understood that although both father and son were now in the Innate Realm, they couldn't even handle the veteran Innate experts within the Yu Country, let alone Immortals.

The treasure at the bottom of the pool has remained undiscovered for years. If it were brought out and known by others, it would spell disaster.

"However, even though the treasure can't be taken out, it shouldn't be left unused."

Shen Yuan estimated the distance from their position to the pool's center.

"After the crops are planted, I plan to find a way to build a small hut in the center of the pool for future cultivation."

Having broken through to the Innate Realm and sensing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Shen Yuan also discovered that the Spiritual Qi concentration in the center of the Black Water Pool was indeed richer than at the residence.

Since he had already set foot on the path of cultivation, such a good place should not be given up.

"Ah Die should be careful; the pool is very deep, and besides the Tuo Dragon, there are also some giant pythons..."

"No worries," Shen Yuan chuckled, "I'm not planning to go to the bottom of the pool."

Building a house in water isn't easy; normally, you'd need to dive to the bottom to lay piles.

But being a transmigrator, he had his ways.

The father and son rowed away from the Black Water Pool, returning home close to midnight.

On the bed, Shen Yuan looked anxiously at the White Jade Turtle Shell within his Sea of Consciousness.

Having just decided to build a hut at the center of the Black Water Pool for daily cultivation, he now wanted to see if the White Jade Turtle Shell would provide specific instructions.

Midnight.

Two lines of words slowly appeared on the White Jade Turtle Shell.

[Hexagram Refreshed!]

[Today's Hexagram · Ominous]: Strong winds at Snake Hour, wind stops at Sheep Hour, blazing sun, travel prohibited.

Seeing the hexagram, Shen Yuan frowned deeply.

A strong wind, how is this an ominous hexagram?

Will he be blown away by the wind if he goes out, or even hit by falling branches?

More importantly, he realized his previous assumption seemed wrong.

This White Jade Turtle Shell does not always provide specific hexagrams based on his decisions?

Are there other trigger conditions?

Early the next morning, Shen Wenxing got up early, packed his bags, and rode towards Anyang County.

By the end of Snake Hour, on the official road near Anyang County, Shen Wenxing was leisurely moving forward when suddenly he heard rapid hoofbeats behind him.

As he turned, the galloping warhorse was already upon him!

Amidst the flying dust, Shen Wenxing glimpsed the scarlet banner on the soldier's back!

His expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly moved aside, giving way.

Having served in the army for two years, Shen Wenxing knew exactly what such a red banner meant.

It indicated the highest level of urgent military message, only used during foreign invasions.

Watching the distant warhorse, Shen Wenxing frowned. The three counties of the Western Regions had just been recovered not long ago; could the Barbarian Race be launching a counterattack again?

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