Yu Jin tilted her head, seemingly deep in thought.

After a long while, she pouted and muttered, "What Senior Sister said is getting more and more profound..."

"Aren't you tired?"

Wei Qiuling turned her head to look at her, smiling slightly, "Luoxia Mountain can't always hide in that small place on Qishan. Master has high hopes for me, so I should naturally alleviate worries for him and consider the sect's interests."

"Ah Jin, you must help your senior sister well in the future."

Yu Jin blinked her big eyes, then turned them into crescent moons, with two small dimples appearing on her rosy cheeks.

"Of course I will!"

"In all of Luoxia Mountain, aside from Master, Senior Sister is the best to me!"

Wei Qiuling nodded with a smile, "I heard there's a place in Anyang County that makes excellent roast chicken. Let me take you to try it."

Upon hearing about food, Yu Jin got interested immediately and urged them to hurry over.

Inside the Ascension Pavilion.

Shen Wenxing was on the second floor by himself, rubbing his hands excitedly.

For more than a month, ever since he knew that Qiyun Valley did not choose to take Yunzhong County, his heart had been hanging.

Now that he had received Luoxia Mountain's approval, his anxious heart finally settled down!

The Yu Country's imperial family was already nominally dead.

Wei Qiuling promised to give them the entire Jinliu Village. Without permission, no one would interfere.

This meant that everything in Jinliu Village would be under their jurisdiction in the future.

"I must quickly tell Ah Die this news!"

His steps paused, and Shen Wenxing immediately headed downstairs.

...

At the Shen Family in Black Water Pool.

In the courtyard, Shen Yuan sat on a reclining chair, smiling as he watched his eldest grandson Shen Chongming giggle endlessly while tugging on the little black dog's tail.

"Ah Die, I'm back."

Shen Wenxing's figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Upon seeing him, the little guy immediately let go of the little black dog, spread his small arms, and stumbled towards him.

"Daddy hug~~~"

"Slow down, don't fall." Shen Yuan chuckled as he watched the little guy.

Shen Wenxing came forward, picked him up in one swoop, kissed his cheek, and asked, "Did you miss Daddy?"

The little guy said in an infantile voice, "Miss~~"

Holding him, Shen Wenxing walked to Shen Yuan and put him down on the ground, saying, "Chongming, go play, Daddy and Grandpa need to talk."

The little guy obediently nodded and went once more in search of the black dog, which had just escaped a calamity.

"Ah Die, good news."

Shen Wenxing pulled up a chair and sat opposite Shen Yuan, his face filled with an uncontrollable joy.

"Oh?"

Shen Yuan saw this and sat up straight.

"Yunzhong County has an owner now."

"It's a sect called Luoxia Mountain."

"I met two fairies from Luoxia Mountain today..."

He recounted in detail what had happened inside the Ascension Pavilion.

"Ah Die, am I being too cautious?"

"Looking back now, aligning with Luoxia Mountain is a great opportunity for our family."

On his way back, he had carefully thought over the matter again.

It also made sense that Luoxia Mountain chose to let them manage Yunzhong County, likely due to his brother in distant Danzhou having connections with the legendary Lingshan Sword Immortal.

Because of this, Luoxia Mountain was willing to lower themselves to make connections with the Shen Family, something Qiyun Valley must also highly value regarding the relationship between his brother and the Lingshan Sword Immortal.

Therefore, even if they chose to affiliate with Luoxia Mountain, Qiyun Valley wouldn't say anything.

With this setup, his brother in Qiyun Valley would have the backing of a major sect.

And their family managing Yunzhong County for Luoxia Mountain would also hold onto a major sect, surely reaping more benefits.

Shen Yuan glanced at him, tapping lightly on the armrest of the reclining chair, "The human heart is insatiable, like a serpent trying to swallow an elephant. You only see the good side of things without considering the negative aspects."

"Tell me, how that Lingshan Sword Immortal thinks, do you know?"

Shen Wenxing was slightly stunned and shook his head.

Shen Yuan sighed and continued, "Don't imagine you can fathom the temperaments of the strong."

"For instance, that."

He pointed at the little black dog not far away, whose tail was being tugged by Xiao Chongming.

"In its eyes, we bought it, fed it meat, gave it spiritual liquid, and are its benefactors."

"But in fact?"

Shen Wenxing's complexion slightly changed.

The truth was, that little black dog was originally bought as a "poison tester"!

The little female dog bought with it was killed on the first day because she couldn't withstand the Blood Evil energy contained in the demon wolf's flesh and blood.

"Ah Die, are you saying that the Lingshan Sword Immortal sparing my brother's life might not be a good thing?"

Shen Yuan shook his head, "I just said, don't try to guess the minds of such people."

"Before things are settled, we must never consider them as our support."

Shen Wenxing nodded, realizing he was being somewhat greedy.

Being able to keep their home at Black Water Pool while also getting the entire Jinliu Village was already a blessing.

Wanting Yunzhong County on top of that was indeed going too far.

"Ah Die, I've been a bit restless lately."

Shen Yuan nodded.

"In a few days, the Floating Tower in the pool will be completed, and you will need to return often in the future, spending time cultivating inside."

"There are still many Qi Nourishing Pills that Wen'an brought back. We, father and son, need to quickly improve our cultivation."

Shen Wenxing nodded in agreement.

As night fell, after the family had finished dinner, the second son, Shen Wenyan, brought three books to Shen Yuan.

"Ah Die, the bamboo slips you gave me last time, I've translated them word for word into the current script."

A gleam flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes as he took the books.

"What was written on the bamboo slips?"

Shen Wenyan pondered for a moment and said, "They appear to be some cultivation techniques, though I haven't practiced cultivation, I can tell they're profound."

He opened one of the volumes and said, "This one describes a Cloud Qi Transforming Dragon Skill, and I found it interesting when translating it."

"According to the records, if this skill is perfected, one can control cloud qi like riding a dragon across the sky, spanning a thousand miles in an instant."

"Therefore, I named it 'Cloud Dragon Skill.'"

The title page of the book showcased the bold and powerful words "Cloud Dragon Skill."

Shen Yuan nodded after looking at it and then opened the second book.

Upon opening the cover, he saw the words "Azure Dragon Force" on the title page.

"What about this one?"

He didn't immediately peruse it, wanting to hear his son's explanation first.

"I believe it is a method for refining the body of flesh and blood, using Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi along with various medicinal spiritual treasures to continually temper oneself, finally enhancing one's flesh and blood."

"But the book frequently mentions 'life and death trials' and 'destruction precedes construction,' suggesting that practicing this art could be very dangerous."

"However, the third book on cultivation techniques is quite intriguing."

Shen Wenyan took the third book from him, lifting the cover.

The title page showed only two characters.

Feeding Spirit.

Shen Yuan looked at it, somewhat puzzled.

"What is Feeding Spirit?"

Shen Wenyan seemed particularly interested in this book, unlike the other two, this book had evidently been read many times.

"I'm not sure if this is a cultivation method; it reads like a long story about a person named Zhuo nurturing a dragon with his own essence blood."

"This dragon was later killed by a powerful cultivator, and Zhuo found its spirit, using his body as a vessel to continue nurturing it, eventually achieving perfect harmony with the dragon spirit, allowing him to summon the dragon's spirit at any time to aid him in battle."

After listening, Shen Yuan just felt the plot seemed familiar and didn't think much of it.

He guessed it might just be a novel crafted by some storyteller from the Dragon Taming Clan in their free time.

"I'll keep these two techniques, and as for this one, you can keep it to read if you like."

Shen Wenyan closed the book, nodded, and left.

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