150: Chapter 150 Canglang Mountain Conference

Chapter 150: The Canglang Mountain Assembly. The sky of the Xuantian Secret Realm was still a hazy gray, but that heart-palpitating pressure of the Dao of Thunder lingered for a long time.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, a satisfied smile appearing on his aged face.

His gaze swept over the trembling Zhao and Chen Family Cultivators who were working hard in the herb garden, then looked at the churning thunder in the sky, unable to resist stroking his beard.

"You guys really had quite the idea, capturing people from both of these families."

Shen Qingyuan walked to the side and sat down, replying with a smile, "Second Grand-Uncle, you flatter us."

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang chuckled and, without standing on ceremony, sat down next to Shen Qingyuan and took a large gulp from the teacup on the table.

Turning his head to look at Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe, he said, "I just discussed it with Xiao Jiu. We plan to reveal a bit of our Shen Family's strength to the outside world. Our Shen Family is now the true hegemon of Guangnan City, and we cannot let others look down on us."

Shen Yuanhe frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "Our Shen Family has always kept a low profile. Isn't doing this a bit too ostentatious?"

"Heh! Old Sixth, you don't understand, do you?" Shen Yuanshan grinned. "As long as we only show our Void Piercing Realm Foundation, it won't be considered ostentatious."

At this point, he turned to look at Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang. "Old Ancestor, in a few days, it will be the quinquennial Canglang Mountain Assembly. We can take this opportunity to show our strength to the outside world."

"Canglang Mountain Assembly?" Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment. "Is that the convention where the three cities compete for the distribution of resources on the periphery of the Tiannan Mountain?"

"Exactly!" Shen Yuanshan slapped his thigh, his eyes flashing with brilliance. "In the past, our Guangnan City's strength was unremarkable, so we could only have the leftovers in the resource distribution of the Tiannan Mountain's periphery. Tianshi City and Qingmu City were arrogant at every convention, not taking us seriously at all!"

Shen Yuanhe also leaned in, his face full of indignation. "Isn't that right! At the last convention, the Shi Family of Tianshi City actually said in front of everyone that our Guangnan City was 'just a few Dharma Image families, not worthy of being on equal footing with them'? They even took ten percent of our Guangnan City's resources!"

Hearing this, Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang's eyes widened. "There was such a thing? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"

His tone carried a hint of resentment. "Although our Shen Family is low-key, we cannot let ourselves be bullied like this!"

Shen Yuanshan grinned and said, "Don't worry, Old Ancestor. How could we let them bully us?"

Before he could finish, Shen Yuanhe also grinned and explained, "After that convention, we secretly sneaked into the Shi Family, ransacked their treasury, and even brought back the Shi Family's clan-protecting Magical Artifact."

Hearing this, Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang clapped his hands in praise. "Good, you didn't disgrace my Shen Family!"

After hearing the "glorious deeds" of his elders, the corner of Shen Qingyuan's mouth twitched slightly.

So the unsolved case of the Shi Family's treasury theft was actually the work of his own Third Uncle and Sixth Uncle?

Back then, he hadn't yet gone out to travel.

However, through the channels of the Yicui Pavilion, he could be considered to have watched the outside world's turmoil and knew a lot of news.

Among them was the Shi Family theft case.

This matter caused a huge stir back then, throwing the entire Tianshi City into turmoil. Many rumors appeared in Tianshi City, causing tension between the major families in the city.

The Shi Family even took action against several families in the city, and two families with thousand-year legacies were destroyed at their hands.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang stroked his beard and said, "At this Canglang Mountain Assembly, our Shen Family will act as a Void Tempering Family and take them down a notch."

Their three cities were all adjacent to the Tiannan Mountains, and their strength was far inferior to the heart of the Southern Region. Although the other two cities were slightly more powerful than Guangnan City, they only had a few Void Piercing Realm Cultivators.

It would be enough for their Shen Family to show Void Tempering strength!

He turned to look at Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe. "This time, you two will come with me."

"Yes!" Shen Yuanshan responded, then turned to look at Shen Qingyuan and asked, "Xiao Jiu, are you going?"

Shen Qingyuan leaned lazily against the back of the chair and responded simply, "I'll go."

"Huh?" Shen Yuanshan was stunned for a moment. He had only asked casually; he thought that with Shen Qingyuan's lazy nature, he wouldn't go at all.

Seeing Shen Yuanshan's reaction, Shen Qingyuan immediately glared at him. "Third Uncle, if you didn't want me to go, you didn't have to ask!"

Shen Yuanshan gave a sheepish smile. "How could that be? Xiao Jiu is the stabilizing force of our Shen Family. With you there, I'll feel more at ease."

"That's enough." Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang patted Shen Qingyuan's shoulder and then turned to Shen Yuanshan. "Yuanshan, for this convention, pick a few juniors with outstanding talent and let them see the world."

Shen Yuanshan nodded. "Don't worry, Old Ancestor, I'll go arrange it right away."

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In the East Courtyard of the Shen Family, there was a remote little room.

Shen Chong sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes slightly closed. Green light flowed around him like water ripples, illuminating the small room as if it were bathed in the warm spring sun.

The aura of the Azure Wood Precious Body slowly rose from him. The surge of vibrant spiritual energy was more than twice as strong as it had been a month ago.

"Whew—"

Shen Chong slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi and opened his eyes.

Two streaks of green light flashed and vanished in his eyes.

He looked down at his hands. The green patterns on his palms were clearly visible, a characteristic that only appeared after the Azure Wood Precious Body had been Cultivated to a certain level.

Now, these patterns covered his entire palm and even began to spread toward his arms.

"Ninth Stage Soul Fire Realm Peak."

Shen Chong murmured to himself, his voice carrying a hint of excitement that was hard to hide.

One month.

It had been a full month since he returned from the Heavenly Sword Sect ruins.

He had hardly left this small room.

The Azure Wood Longevity Art given to him by Liu Xuzi, combined with the cleansing of the phoenix blood and the Heaven-Defying recovery power of the Azure Wood Precious Body itself, caused his cultivation to soar like a rocket.

Sixth stage, seventh stage, eighth stage, ninth stage of the Soul Fire Realm...

Until now, at the Ninth Stage Peak, he was only one step away from the Huahong Realm.

"Young Master, after this month of bitter cultivation, you have already made your Foundation extremely solid." Liu Xuzi's voice sounded in his mind, carrying a bit of emotion. "After settling for a few more days, you can attempt to Breakthrough to the Huahong Realm."

Shen Chong nodded but did not get up immediately.

He closed his eyes, sensing the vibrant spiritual energy within his body, and calculated silently in his heart.

Huahong Realm.

That was a watershed on the path of cultivation.

If one crossed it, they would truly enter the ranks of the strong.

If one couldn't cross it, they would forever struggle at the bottom.

"Huahong Realm..." Shen Chong murmured, his eyes full of determination. "Soon."

Just then—

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The courtyard door was pounded loudly from the outside, followed by a series of energetic shouts.

"Shen Chong! Shen Chong!"

Shen Chong opened his eyes, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He was all too familiar with this voice.

Shen Quan.

He stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, pushed open the door, and walked out.

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