[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams":3,"chapter-crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1473193,1921,"Chapter 168 - 160: Female Essence Wisdom Pearl","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>\"Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Yuan’s arrival, Zhao Xuan respectfully called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Shen Yuan came forward with his hands behind his back, glanced at the mother and son’s slightly swollen eyes, and sighed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Chongxuan upset you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan forced a slight smile and said, \"The child went back and said he’s told you, he wants to give up cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, he’s just playful and can’t endure hardship. I’ve already reprimanded him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, I’m not playful; I just don’t want to cultivate and want to study instead!\" Shen Chongxuan defended himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan, hearing this, immediately pulled out a broom from beside her and gave his back a harsh stroke, angrily saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What good is studying!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mention studying again, and don’t call me ’mother’ anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongxuan took the hit but didn’t cry, stubbornly speaking: \"Studying is also cultivation, like Master Lu, like Father...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongxuan.\" Hu Yufen, next to them, sighed deeply, stepped forward with tenderness and held him in her arms, softly saying: \"Don’t argue with your mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both she and Shen Yuan knew that Zhao Xuan was a strong-willed person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second son, Shen Wenyan, had been away for years, indeed making it hard on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason she opposed her son pursuing the Literary Dao was largely due to Shen Wenyan’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, this child listens to you, please persuade him again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan, with tears in her eyes, turned to Shen Yuan and pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself had achieved nothing in the Martial Dao, having been cultivating all these years, yet couldn’t even achieve Body Tempering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the children’s father away for five or six years, without any news, Zhao Xuan had placed all her hopes on the two children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dreamed that Shen Chongxuan and Shen Chongxu’s brothers would achieve something in cultivation, contributing to the family rather than becoming burdens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan did not speak, stepped lightly to Shen Chongxuan, and lifted him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go out first, Grandfather will talk to your mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongxuan saluted slightly and turned to walk out of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yufen brought two stools to place beside the lounging chair, pulling Zhao Xuan to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan sat in the lounging chair, pondering for a moment before saying, \"I know, you don’t want Chongxuan to study because of Ah Nu, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, I...\" Zhao Xuan quickly tried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan smiled slightly and said, \"Let Father finish speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed and said, \"That little rascal has been a troublemaker, wronged you all these years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father apologizes on his behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan shook her head repeatedly: \"Father, you and Mother have been very kind to me, and my husband too... he’s been good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my own incompetence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hu Yufen quickly spoke: \"Silly child, how are you at fault?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is the Shen Family that has wronged you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears flowed uncontrollably from Zhao Xuan’s eyes, her hands tightly clutching her sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan continued, \"Chongxuan lacks a Spirit Root, and now he’s lost interest in cultivation. Even forcing him to continue might not lead to great achievements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can let go of your prejudice and think carefully, the Literary Dao is not a bad path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongxuan is meticulous in his thoughts, he might accomplish something in the Literary Dao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment, wiped her tears, and looked up saying, \"I don’t understand much about cultivation, but eldest brother also has no Spirit Root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Chongxuan can’t cultivate the Immortal Dao, then let him learn Body Cultivation from eldest brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Yuan exchanged glances with his wife Hu Yufen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that Zhao Xuan’s knot in her heart could only be untied by Shen Wenyan’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father respects your thoughts. Since you think this way, father has nothing more to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just one last word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuan nodded slightly: \"Father, please speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan stood up and said, \"The road that suits oneself is the best. As parents, sometimes we need to respect the child’s choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, have a good talk with Chongxuan. This child can listen to reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan thought for a long time, then slowly stood up, bowed to the two of them, and left the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yufen escorted her to the doorway, turned back to look at Shen Yuan, worry written on her face: \"Can’t you have Shi Tou try to connect with someone, find a way to bring that rascal back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If things continue like this, the second son’s family of three will be finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan shook his head slightly: \"Shi Tou has already asked some people from the Immortal Sect for help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they don’t know where that rascal is now, how to bring him back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yufen said nothing more, her heart full of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzhou, a mountain village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a bamboo bed in the courtyard, Bai Ze, dressed in a plain robe and with hair and beard white as snow, lay enveloped in Death Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenyan sat cross-legged beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenyan... my end is near, it might be just within these few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After my death, this Little Concealment Skill will slowly dissipate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When that time comes, you must quickly take the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl I leave behind and take Mei’Er to a safe place to hide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not come out until the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl has been completely refined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenyan nodded with sadness in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past two years, he has stayed in this village covered by the Little Concealment Skill with Bai Ze and Hu Mei’Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through two years of day and night interaction, they had long since become like family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Bai Ze’s sage influence, in just two years, Shen Wenyan felt a significant elevation in his Divine Spirit Realm, and great progress in his Literary Dao cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had already grasped the nascent form of the Literary Dao, condensing a nascent Literary Heart within him with Literary Qi, waiting to be perfected later, thus summarizing a brand-new cultivation path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Female Essence Wisdom Pearl Bai Ze spoke of was the essence of his lifelong Dao practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenyan did not know what the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl truly was, only that Bai Ze mentioned it as a great fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could completely refine the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl, it would lay the foundation for the Literary Dao, making him a true pioneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmaster Bai Ze...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mei’Er doesn’t want you to die...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the bamboo bed, Hu Mei’Er’s eyes were brimming with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been found by Bai Ze before she could transform, and later received enlightenment from him, embarking on the path of cultivation, now over three hundred years have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these years, the grandfather and granddaughter have always lived together, and now, facing the imminent separation of life and death, it’s a hard thing for Hu Mei’Er to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great Dao is endless, can immortality truly be attained?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, in the mountains, I once encountered a stunningly talented Human Race cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like him, such a genius in planning and talent, ultimately could not achieve immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life and death, the cycle of reincarnation is a fixed constant, wanting to escape is easier said than done...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ze squeezed out a faint smile on his aged face, then turned again to Shen Wenyan, saying: \"Once the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl leaves my body, it will trigger anomalies in Heaven and Earth. The Secret Skill I transmitted to you earlier, have you mastered it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenyan did not speak, instead extending his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strands of azure energy appeared in the palm of his hand, gradually forming into a mesh-like sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ze nodded in satisfaction: \"This was modified by me based on the Little Concealment Skill, it should be able to obscure the aura of the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anything goes wrong, never force it, the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl is not more important than life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenyan nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ze’s somewhat murky gaze quietly stared at the sky, and fragmented scenes slowly emerged before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were scenes of him frolicking in the mountains while still in beast form, moments of ignorant cultivation on the cliffs, consuming clouds and drinking dew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were times he first met Master Guangyuan, sitting together discussing the Dao, and the joy of finding the little fox...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountains were vast and grand, the forest deep and dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the central part of Hidden Dragon Mountain, several figures rushed quickly through the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shi Miao, where did you discover the people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming carried the White Bone Bow Silent Guest, moving agilely like a leopard, jumping from a huge rock to an ancient tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Zhao Tuan and Chen Youran followed closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao reached the branches of the ancient tree, looked up ahead saying: \"Roughly in that area up front.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall and sturdy Zhao Tuan instantly furrowed his brows upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scouting requires you to keep track of positions and pay attention to details.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being so unclear, will only lead to future problems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao awkwardly scratched his head: \"The trees in this forest all look pretty much the same, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trees, like people, each have their characteristics. As a cultivator, can you not distinguish them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tuan spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours ago, Shi Miao went out to scout, saying he had found a Barbarian Race reconnaissance team, with possible cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four were preparing to intercept and kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after tracking for two hours, not only did they not see anyone, Shi Miao himself seemed to have forgotten where he found the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a dense forest, the roles of prey and hunter can easily reverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With similar realms, whoever discovers the other first gains a bigger advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Clan Leader, we shouldn’t continue forward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tuan spoke gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also unsure whether the Barbarian Race reconnaissance team had spotted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were found by the enemy, the reason for not attacking yet might be awaiting reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If surrounded later, it would be extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, there was no activity around; the enemy having cultivators, he dared not recklessly release his Divine Sense, relying only on eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, return the way we came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jumping down from the ancient tree, Shen Chongming spoke sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four immediately prepared to retreat silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After moving a bit further, Shen Chongming suddenly sensed a faint Divine Sense sweep past a huge stone on the left-front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately turned abruptly, pulling the Silent Guest Spiritual Artifact to a full moon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glimmer flashed across the bow embryo, instantly flowing into the arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow’s surface was immediately enveloped by a barely detectable transparent Spiritual Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the arrow silently flew out, heading towards an ancient tree beside the boulder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow was incredibly fast, almost piercing through the ancient tree just as it flew out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient tree was pierced, and a figure wearing unique beast hide behind the tree didn’t have time to dodge, the sharp arrow piercing through their throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large quantity of blood flowed from their neck, their face full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming and the four swiftly approached, the Barbarian Race soldier hiding behind the tree was already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Clan Leader, this Spiritual Artifact is impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The arrow shot out makes absolutely no sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy probably never figured out how he was killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao kicked the body of the Barbarian Race scout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tuan came over, inspected it meticulously, and found a strange token carved from unique beast bone on the Barbarian Race scout’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the reconnaissance team you discovered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Shi Miao and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao hesitated slightly, uncertainly saying: \"Probably...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhao Tuan furrowed his brows and was about to speak when he suddenly noticed something seemed to flash by a bush on the far left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the bushes around them began to rustle unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Clan Leader, go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tuan’s expression shifted, instantly activating the Magical Robe on himself, erecting a Spiritual Power Shield to cover Shen Chongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Chen Youran flicked his hand, and the Long Whip in it emitted a rich green light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the Long Whip unexpectedly transformed into a continuously growing vine, spreading towards the distant bushes!\u003C\u002Fp>",2071,"2026-06-06T03:07:11.939Z",1,"novelbin.me","ea7a266757158e739bb905536012efd829547fbbf5371ab98fddca1702b8e634","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-169","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-387",587,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcrafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-cover.jpg"]