109: Chapter 109 The Shen family's fortune is defying the heavens!

The main hall of the Shen Family.

Patriarch Shen Tianze sat upright in the main seat, cradling a white jade bottle in his hands. The bottle's body was lustrous, and a faint reddish-gold light shone through the walls, casting flickering light and shadow across his face.

He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the few drops of blood suspended in the spiritual liquid inside the bottle. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, frozen in his chair, unable to move.

The blood was reddish-gold, each drop round and plump like solidified amber, with fine runes faintly circulating on its surface.

Even more astonishing was the faint, infinitely shrunken phantom of a Phoenix inside the blood, slowly swimming and flapping its wings as if about to take flight!

Just by looking at it, Patriarch Shen Tianze felt a scorching aura wash over him. The Qi in his body began to circulate faster involuntarily, as if pulled by something.

"This... this is..."

His voice was trembling, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Phoenix blood?!"

Shen Yuanshan sat to the side, crossing his legs and holding a cup of tea. He took a smug sip, smacked his lips, and said, "How about it, Tianze? Surprised? Unexpected, right?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze jerked his head up, staring intensely at Shen Yuanshan, his voice changing pitch: "Third Uncle! Where did you guys get this thing?!"

Phoenix blood!

That is a legendary divine object!

In the entire Cangxuan Great World, there hasn't been news of a Phoenix appearing for thousands of years!

Let alone a supreme treasure of the level of Phoenix blood!

If a single drop of Phoenix blood were auctioned off, it would be enough to drive all the Cultivators in the entire Southern Region mad!

Those Holy Lands and imperial clans would sell everything they own just to get their hands on it!

Yet now, he was holding several whole drops in his hands!

And judging by Third Uncle's tone, this was only a part of it?!

"Hehe." Shen Yuanhe also leaned in, his face full of pride. "Tianze, not only did we get Phoenix blood, but we also captured a live Phoenix!"

"Clang!"

The white jade bottle in Patriarch Shen Tianze's hand almost slipped. He shot up from his chair, his eyes wide as copper bells, his mouth open wide enough to fit a Jinling chicken egg.

"You... what did you say?! Captured a live Phoenix?!"

His voice cracked, echoing through the empty main hall.

Although Seventh Elder Shen Yuanlin was usually cold and reticent, he couldn't help but nod slightly at this moment, a rare trace of pride appearing on his stern face. "That's right, it's being kept in Little Nine's Wutong Garden."

Patriarch Shen Tianze was completely stunned.

He stood on the spot, his mouth opening and closing, unable to utter a single word.

A Phoenix!

That is an existence at the very pinnacle of the Yao Race, a Divine Beast of heaven and earth on par with the True Dragon!

Even in the ancient era, it was an existence as rare as Phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

In this current era, it has long been extinct, and even the legends have become blurred.

Yet his Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, and Seventh Uncle went out for a trip and not only got Phoenix blood but also brought back a live Phoenix?!

Isn't this just too absurd?

Patriarch Shen Tianze took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He slowly sat back in his chair, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the three men's faces.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Shen Yuanshan gulped down some tea and recounted the events in detail.

From dealing with the Tiangang Sect people in the Tiannan Mountains, to the fire falling from the sky on their way back, to discovering the Phoenix in the deep pit, and finally, the three of them joining forces to subdue the severely injured Phoenix and tying it up with the immortal binding rope to bring it back to Guangnan City.

After listening, Patriarch Shen Tianze was silent for a long time.

He was naturally aware of the three of them going to kill the people from the Tiangang Sect.

That Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang of the Tiangang Sect had repeatedly targeted their Shen Family. To prevent Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang from continuing to cause trouble for their Shen Family, he had no choice but to strike first and eliminate Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang.

As for what reaction the Tiangang Sect would have after Senior Brother Sun Zhengyang's death?

It was all done by the Blood Rain Pavilion; what did it have to do with their Shen Family?

But he never expected that the three of them would just go out for a trip and actually bring back a Phoenix!

If they had just run into a Phoenix, that would be one thing. An adult Phoenix has strength at least comparable to a Great Demon King of the Asking Dao Realm, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to do anything to it.

Although the three of them were all in the Primal Chaos Realm, they were no match for a Phoenix.

But they just happened to run into a severely injured Phoenix!

This Luck was truly somewhat Heaven-Defying!

"Third Uncle, you said that Phoenix came from Tiannan? And it was severely injured?"

"That's right." Shen Yuanshan nodded, his expression becoming a bit more solemn. "The Phoenix said that a major disaster has occurred within the Tiannan Yao Race. The High Priest of the Red Snake Tribe has colluded with experts from the Heavenly Domain, wanting to sacrifice the life force of the entire Tiannan to open a passage to the Heavenly Domain."

"Sacrifice the entire Tiannan?!" Patriarch Shen Tianze's pupils contracted sharply.

Although he had no love for the Yao Race, sacrificing the entire Tiannan was no small matter!

The Tiannan is vast and boundless, with hundreds of millions of Yao Race members and countless living beings!

If the Red Snake Tribe were to succeed, it would be the greatest catastrophe in the Cangxuan Great World in ten thousand years!

"Then what about that Heavenly Domain? What is its origin?"

Shen Yuanshan told Patriarch Shen Tianze what Shen Qingyuan had said earlier.

After listening, Patriarch Shen Tianze was also full of shock.

The Heavenly Domain is actually the Upper Realm that everyone yearns for?!

However, this Upper Realm is not a good thing either!

A dignified Upper Realm, why would it be eyeing their single Cangxuan world?

Sure enough, whether it's the Upper Realm or the Lower Realm, it's all survival of the fittest. It's a good thing their Shen Family has foresight; they have always been low-key and won't attract the attention of experts.

But, if the Red Snake Tribe can collude with the Heavenly Domain, what about the Human Race?

Those Holy Lands and imperial clans of the Human Race, those old monsters who have lived for thousands of years, could there be anyone among them who has secretly defected to the Heavenly Domain?

Countless thoughts flashed through Patriarch Shen Tianze's mind, and his expression grew increasingly solemn.

"Tianze, don't worry too much." Shen Yuanshan saw what he was thinking and waved his hand. "Little Nine said that when the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Even if there really is a problem, it won't affect our Shen Family."

Patriarch Shen Tianze raised an eyebrow: "Little Nine is certainly broad-minded."

"Haha!" Shen Yuanhe slapped his thigh. "You know Little Nine's temperament; even the biggest issues are small matters in his mouth. If he isn't worried, why should we be?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze was silent for a moment and slowly nodded.

Although Little Nine is usually lazy and indifferent, whenever something happens, he always manages to handle it steadily.

Since he said it's fine, then it should be fine.

"Right, Tianze." Shen Yuanshan suddenly remembered something, his eyes brightening. "You said just now that you went out a couple of days ago and found a powerful Cultivation Technique?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze was stunned, and then a strange look appeared on his face.

Originally, he just thought he was lucky, that he had struck it rich.

But now that he thought about it, his Third Uncle and the others went out and captured a Phoenix, and he had found a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique.

This could not be explained by simple good Luck.

He took out a simple and unadorned Jade Slip from his bosom and placed it on the table.

The Jade Slip was dark gold all over, with faint light flowing on its surface, and runes faintly wandering within it, exuding an ancient and weathered aura.

"It's this one." Patriarch Shen Tianze's tone was complex. "Two days ago, when I went outside the city to handle some business, I passed by a cliff and found it at the bottom."

"Under a cliff?" Shen Yuanhe widened his eyes. "Isn't that too coincidental?"

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