CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 171: HARVEST

"Dog? What dog?" Shen Chuxue seemed very interested in these matters.

"Evil dog."

Shen Wang walked over and patted his daughter’s head: "Come on, let’s go inside and I’ll tell you in detail."

While Shen Wang was telling stories to his daughter, the Yun Family discovered that Yun Haifeng and Xiang Long had perished.

Deep in Fengming Mountain.

Boom!

A swirl of black energy emerged from the depths of Grave Mountain, soaring into the sky.

This black energy was cold and aggressive, spewing out from a dark cave entrance.

Meanwhile, two battered figures, a man and a woman, retreated from the cave. The one shimmering with a green light was a graceful woman, none other than Yun Lingshu.

Beside her, naturally emanating a thunderous glow, was Profound Thunder Zhenren. He landed nearby, frowning: "I never expected there really was a Demon Cave below. Even we together suffered down there."

"But the gains were considerable."

Yun Lingshu tidied her hair, flipping her slender jade hand to reveal a green bronze fragment engraved with mystical patterns, seemingly formed naturally.

"Indeed, finding a piece of Spiritual Artifact is quite fortuitous. There are certainly opportunities below."

Profound Thunder Zhenren then showed signs of delight: "Even a damaged piece, if not complete, the Spirit Patterns on it are quite valuable."

"I think there may be more than broken Spiritual Artifacts below; complete ones might exist too."

Yun Lingshu’s eyes glimmered: "Just that throughout the years, too many malicious entities have spawned. Ghostly creatures can be dealt with, but zombies are difficult."

"The main issue is that upon entering deeper, our abilities were suppressed by the demonic energy, which also distracts us from resisting its intrusion, making it hard to exert even half of our strength."

Profound Thunder Zhenren sighed: "We should return to prepare some treasures and talismans to restrain these evils, and gather a few people to explore together."

"It’s best to investigate and understand what happened here back then."

Yun Lingshu nodded: "How did the giants and demons come to be? How dangerous are they really? Perhaps there are records in ancient texts."

Profound Thunder Zhenren was about to agree when a talisman flew out from him, igniting without wind.

"Xuan Ting, your family is in trouble. Haifeng and Xiang Long’s Life Plates have shattered; they’ve already perished, and the culprit is yet unknown."

The elderly voice carried a grave tone, calling Profound Thunder Zhenren by name, showing the urgency of the situation.

"What happened!"

Profound Thunder Zhenren’s brow immediately furrowed: "These two were preparing for pregnancy, staying within the family recently. Even if going out, they wouldn’t have traveled far. Who can kill them discreetly?"

He was a bit annoyed; Xiang Long was his own grandson, and although not considered top-tier talent, certainly not lacking either, responsible for producing outstanding descendants.

Within the Yun Family, those with good talent are tasked with reaching higher realms, while those less gifted focus on birthing superior offspring, ensuring the family has both strong practitioners and fresh blood.

For these two to birth a genius, their lineage had even specially prepared top-tier Wind and Thunder Blood Fusion Pills, hoping to conceive another ultimate genius like Yun Lingshu.

Now that both have passed, the plan is ruined, and any further discussion is pointless.

"Damn it!"

He cursed.

His luck hadn’t been good lately; first a setback at a junior’s doorstep, then a blessing in disguise, risking discovering some opportunity in this Grave Mountain, only to soon hear bad news.

"Looks like we need to return as quickly as possible."

Yun Lingshu said, understanding the gravity of the situation.

She herself was born similarly to Haifeng and Xiang Long from within the Yun Family.

These types are produced from careful selection, having a high probability of bearing top-tier geniuses, at worst, not bad.

Their offspring, with dedicated nurturing, have a high likelihood of becoming Golden Core Cultivators.

Frankly, this couple was intended by the Yun Family for breeding, the superior kind.

Such pairs are rare within a generation, and now they’ve been killed; not only Profound Thunder Zhenren, but the entire Yun Family would take this seriously.

"Let’s go. I want to see who’s bold enough to kill my Yun Family’s direct lineage."

Profound Thunder Zhenren displayed a murderous intent; if it were other branches’ relatives, he wouldn’t be as angry, but this time it was his people, even his own grandson!

...

"Hehe, Daddy is very powerful."

Joyful laughter echoed in the courtyard.

This was Shen Chuxue listening and laughing from time to time.

In her past life, as an Innate Spirit, she hadn’t experienced these worldly affairs, finding them quite interesting.

"Your daughter is adorable."

Zheng Yunshu sat on the chair, growing more fond of Shen Chuxue the more she looked, were it not difficult to move, she would certainly come up and stroke her.

"You could have one with me."

Shen Wang replied with a smile.

"I also want a little sister."

Shen Chuxue said in a childish tone, as Lady First’s and Lady Second’s children were brothers, and Lady Third’s was unclear, regardless, she wanted a sister to play with in the future.

Moreover, she found this idea of a male and female pairing to have children quite interesting, having both a father and a mother, and siblings.

In her past life, she was born of nature and nurture, having not experienced much, and in this life is eager to experience thoroughly.

"Alright, I’ll give you a little sister."

Shen Wang smiled indulgently, causing Zheng Yunshu to blush.

After chatting with family for a while, Shen Wang began to study the spoils.

He took out all the items from the three Storage Pouches, categorizing them neatly.

There were over four thousand Spirit Stones, among them more than ten Spirit Stones with much purer Spiritual Qi and significantly greater amounts of Spiritual Power, even Middle-grade Spirit Stones which Shen Wang didn’t have; one Middle-grade Spirit Stone equals ten Lower Grade ones.

Then, there were various elixirs, excluding the Small Blood Fusion Pills and Wind-Thunder Fruits Shen Wang needed, along with suspected Wind and Thunder Blood Fusion Pills, these Top-grade Dharma Pills.

Shen Wang looked at the box made of jade, engraved with Cloud Thunder Patterns. He had seen such patterns on the Yun Family’s clothing.

The most crucial part was the talisman attached to the box, meant to prevent the elixir’s power from leaking, likely indicating it as valuable.