"Fairy Pei."

Shen Wenxing hurriedly cupped his hands in salute.

Pei Yuwan nodded and then looked toward Li Heshan, saying, "Sect Leader..."

"Younger Brother Shen, I am aware of the matter concerning the Spirit Seed. You should return to Anyang first. In a few days, I will personally come to Anyang to take a look."

Li Heshan interrupted Pei Yuwan, clearly not wanting Shen Wenxing to hear the sect's decisions.

"Very well, I shall take my leave then."

Understanding the situation, Shen Wenxing left.

"Junior Sister, you must be more mindful in your actions in the future. How can you speak of the sect's important matters in front of others without discretion?"

Pei Yuwan stuck out her tongue but did not retort.

Seeing that Shen Wenxing had gone far, she finally spoke, "The meaning of Sect Leader Shishu is that we cannot engage in direct conflict with Hundred Beasts Mountain."

"Hundred Beasts Mountain wants Yu Country's territory, so let Yu Country give it to them."

"However, Sect Leader Shishu hopes that you, Senior Brother, can strive for more benefits in negotiations with Hundred Beasts Mountain, and best to find out what exactly their scheme is."

Li Heshan nodded slightly.

The sect's stance was about what he had expected.

But the current issue is whether Emperor Yu is willing to give up the territories conquered.

Presently, they are in a cooperative relationship, and if he is forced to agree, it will certainly deteriorate the relationship.

Qiyun Valley's various setups in Yangnao Land still require the help of the Yu Country's Imperial Family. A deteriorated relationship would be detrimental to Qiyun Valley.

"What did Shen Wenxing come to find you for, Senior Brother?"

Pei Yuwan asked curiously.

Li Heshan temporarily set aside his thoughts and said with a faint smile, "Good news."

"In Anyang County, the common people have cultivated Spirit Seeds, two families at that."

Hearing this, Pei Yuwan's beautiful eyes instantly lit up!

"So, there really is a Spirit Vein in Anyang County!?"

"It could also just be a spiritual treasure land where Spiritual Qi gathers, not yet forming a Spirit Vein underground," Li Heshan explained.

The growth of Spirit Seeds requires the concentration of Spiritual Qi to reach a certain level.

In Yangnao Land, Spiritual Qi is scarce, and ordinary land cannot cultivate Spirit Seeds. Only those lands with underground Spirit Veins, or naturally formed Qi-gathering places by the force of heaven and earth.

The specific situation will only be known when he personally goes to Anyang County to investigate.

"Junior Sister, rest for a while after your long journey."

"I will go to the Imperial Palace to discuss with Emperor Yu."

...

Outside the Imperial Palace, Li Heshan walked out with a somewhat somber expression.

As he predicted, the three western districts are the lost territories that the current Emperor Yu has bided his time for a hundred years and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to reclaim. Now asking him to give them up is simply impossible.

Even knowing that there's an Immortal Sect behind the Barbarians stronger than Qiyun Valley, Emperor Yu still showed a strong stance.

Li Heshan could even see a kind of resolve in his expression, a determination to rather break than bend.

In the Immortal Welcoming Garden, Pei Yuwan approached and said, "Senior Brother, what did Li Cangwu say?"

Li Heshan shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, Pei Yuwan's gaze turned slightly cold and said, "Is Li Cangwu really so ungrateful?"

"Yu Country is stronger than the Barbarian Race, but even if they defeat the Barbarian Race, so what?"

"If Qiyun Valley doesn't intervene, even a single expert from the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing Realm in Hundred Beasts Mountain could effortlessly wipe out their Imperial Family."

Li Heshan nodded, "If this battle truly breaks out, it would not be favorable for Qiyun Valley."

He had invested greatly in setting up Ascension Pavilions all over Yu Country, arranging arrays to test Spirit Roots.

If the two sides were to go to war, with Hundred Beasts Mountain backing the Barbarians, if Qiyun Valley didn't intervene, Yu Country would surely lose.

By then, if the regime in Yu Country changes, all these efforts would be wasted.

"Does Senior Brother have a plan?"

Pei Yuwan asked curiously.

After contemplating for a long time, Li Heshan nodded slightly, "There is a method worth trying."

"Stay in the Immortal Welcoming Garden for a few days, Junior Sister. I need to go out for a bit."

...

Danzhou Qishan.

In the deep mountains thousands of miles away from Qiyun Valley, a massive tiger, nearly three zhang long, roared as it sprinted forward.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that there was actually a small elderly man in a gray robe sitting on the tiger's back!

The old man was only about five feet tall, with a face full of wrinkles, disheveled hair, a few cloth bags hanging at his waist, and a massive gourd slung on his back.

The tiger moved at an incredible speed, the tall trees on both sides quickly retreating, yet the gray-robed elder sat cross-legged on the tiger's back, unwavering.

"Is that Mountain Master He of Hundred Beasts Mountain!?"

"Why is he heading towards the boundary of Yangnao Land?"

"Is it possible that some great treasure has appeared in that barren Punishment Land, attracting a strong warrior at the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing to personally go there!?"

"Never mind that for now, quickly send the message back to the sect. If there's truly a great opportunity, we might not even get the scraps if we're late!"

The Qishan stretches for tens of thousands of miles, home to dozens of large and small Immortal Sects.

These sects have ancient lineages and are already in a state of chaos where everyone is entangled with everyone else.

On ordinary days, to compete for resources, there often occur some frictions.

In each sect, spies have been planted to closely monitor the movements of each other's experts.

Cultivators at the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing are great powers in this region of Qishan, and any movement naturally draws close attention from others.

Upon receiving the secret report, Mountain Master He tried to hide his movements as much as possible and rushed towards Yangnao Land at the fastest speed.

Unexpectedly, he was still discovered.

Shen Family at Black Water Pool.

Everyone in the Shen Family was nervously waiting in the courtyard at this moment.

"Shi Tou, stop pacing around, it's fine."

Watching Shen Wenxing pacing continuously, Hu Yufen smiled and said, "The first birth is always slow."

"Lingxiu is in good health, she will be fine."

Shen Wenxing seemed not to hear her and kept walking.

Hearing the heart-wrenching cries from inside the house, he wished he could rush in immediately.

In the distance, Shen Yuan was quietly squatting in front of the stone pillar, also feeling a bit anxious in his heart.

The feeling of being a grandfather for the first time and being a father is still somewhat different.

"Wah!"

While everyone was anxiously waiting, a loud cry suddenly came from inside the house!

"It's born!"

"Ah Mom!"

That cry made Shen Wenxing's body tremble instantly, and he shouted excitedly!

Hu Yufen exhaled a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, "Go on, go in and take a look."

Shen Wenxing hurriedly ran inside.

In the room, the elderly lady from the Sun Family was helping to clean the newborn from the filth. Seeing his arrival, she smiled and said, "Congratulations, Shi Tou, mother and child are safe, it's a boy."

Shen Wenxing clumsily took the child, so nervous that he didn't know how to hold him, only managing to support him with both hands.

On the bed, Huang Lingxiu, covered in sweat and looking pale, said:

"Let me have a look..."

"Oh... alright!"

Carefully placing the child next to his wife, Shen Wenxing squatted by the bedside, looking at his wife and child with a silly smile.

As a Martial Artist at the Postnatal Realm, Huang Lingxiu's body wasn't as weak as that of a normal postpartum mother.

Seeing the little one with a wrinkled face, skin a deep purple color, she even jested:

"So ugly, takes after you..."

"I think he's quite good-looking."

Shen Wenxing happily touched the little one's cheek.

"Is Dad and Mom still outside?"

"You quickly go tell the two elders, and by the way, let Dad name the child."

Huang Lingxiu held the child in her arms and said.

"Yes! Alright!"

Shen Wenxing got up and went out to deliver the joyful news to Shen Yuan and the others.

"Ah Die, please name the child."

Shen Yuan nodded, "I've thought of a name. Let's call him Shen Chongming. The name generations of the Shen Family will follow 'Wen Chong De Hou, Ming Zhi Cheng An, Shang Xian Hong Yi, Jing Xing Wei Duan' in sequence."

"Your generation all have 'Wen', and Chongming will be the first of the 'Chong' generation in our Shen Family."

"Shen Chongming..." Shen Wenxing muttered twice, feeling the name was excellent.

"Don't just stand there, while it's still early, hurry to Yunshui Town." Shen Yuan, hands behind his back, looked at the dazed eldest son and said, "By the way, write a letter to Wen'an, so he knows the Shen Family has a new member."

Shen Wenxing came back to his senses.

"Then... Ah Die, Ah Mom, I'm going."

Watching his son's hurried manner, Shen Yuan couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.

"Stupid boy, usually seems calm, but doesn't know what to do when becoming a dad..."

Hu Yufen smiled and glared at him, "You were worse than Shi Tou back then."

The couple both had smiles on their faces...

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