[{"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-340":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},1472828,1921,"Chapter 340 - 198: The Grand Conspiracy (Part 2)","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-340",340,"\u003Cp>Shen Chongming slightly shook his head, not saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Liu Fang tugged at his sleeve and said, \"Old Zhao, over here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jinhua, belatedly aware, turned around and noticed Lu Zhiyuan walking in slowly. He hurriedly clasped his hands in salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an expressionless face, Lu Zhiyuan approached Shen Chongming and nodded at him slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if indicating that everything was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shen Chongming slightly narrowed his eyes, then said blandly, \"Everyone, please be seated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd sat back in their seats with trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhiyuan sat next to Shen Chongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has been sixty-five years since the Immortal Sect descended. Most of you here have followed our Shen Family since its rise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In these sixty-five years, our Shen Family has grown from a rural village household to the Fetal Breathing Family we are today, thanks to the strong support of you and your backing families.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming’s speech was slow, his voice gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those present were all stewards controlling a family, not fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They listened attentively to his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Shen Chongming had only fully taken over the Shen Family for over a year, his methods had already instilled great fear among the affiliated clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting today already felt somewhat eerie to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with Lu Zhiyuan of the Clan Court’s arrival, the tense atmosphere reached a peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Shen Chongming’s seemingly complimentary opening remarks, there was not a hint of joy among those below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their minds spun rapidly, recalling everything their families had done recently, big or small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming paused for just a few breaths, and among those present, two people’s faces had already gone pale, their bodies slowly beginning to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the solid purple sandalwood chairs they sat on, they likely would have collapsed to the ground by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming glanced at the two, sneering, \"I was young, and most of you here are of my father’s generation or even older.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having lived so long, you must have heard this saying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guard against everything, but a family thief is hard to guard against.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words were spoken, the temperature in the ancestral hall seemed to drop suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the stewards present shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jinhua glanced at everyone, then secretly looked at Shen Chongming, sighed silently, shook his head, and continued to rub his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among these old folks, someone’s bound to be in trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This boy Chongming is tougher than his dad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If a few old guys have really done something they shouldn’t have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Jinhua lightly touched a scar on his palm, he thought to himself and understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, even Master Lu of the Clan Court was involved, so the matter can’t be small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike him, who could reflect with a clear conscience and still have the mind to think randomly, the rest had their hearts in their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for their cultivation or regular consumption of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, it’s likely one of the six might be scared to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Shen Family hasn’t treated you or your backing families poorly, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming suddenly asked, and no one dared to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Clan Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I lost my mind, I ask for your punishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, out of the six, someone couldn’t hold on any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the left, an emaciated old man beside Liu Fang hurriedly stood up, knelt in front of Shen Chongming, and spoke in a trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Clan Leader, it’s all my foolishness; the Shi Family’s members know nothing of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope the Young Clan Leader will give the members of the Shi Family a way out, considering their diligent service over the years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming looked at the kneeling Patriarch Shi, Shi Chong, and sighed, \"If I recall correctly, Patriarch Shi is the clan uncle of Shi Miao, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Chong nodded repeatedly, a glimmer of hope suddenly rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao, from the Shi Family’s direct lineage, was once selected as an Immortal Seedling alongside the current Young Clan Leader’s wife, Chen Youran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he had the fortune to live in the Shen Family residence, cultivating alongside the then young Shen Chongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Shi Miao’s cultivation had reached the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, and he was highly regarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Chong thought Shen Chongming might show some leniency toward the Shi Family due to this connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming turned to Lu Zhiyuan and clasped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhiyuan nodded and suddenly waved his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, an energy scroll appeared in the void in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scroll was densely packed with words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but raise their heads to look at the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a look, Patriarch Shi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chongming coldly said, \"See if the Clan Court has wronged the Shi Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Shi Chong stood trembling and turned to look at the words on the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he looked, the paler he became. By the end, he could no longer stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all been discovered...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... how could this be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Chong muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scroll documented all the violations of clan rules committed by the Shi Family’s direct lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though mostly trivial matters, there were two items Shi Chong considered the most secretive and least likely to be discovered by the Clan Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illegally mining Spirit Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretly sending an unknown Immortal Seedling to Yunshui City posing as a Shi Family member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Ore was found by a hunter from Black Stone Village who fell into a cliff and accidentally discovered a Strange Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the hunter returned, he immediately brought the Strange Stone to the Shi Family residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After acquiring the Strange Stone, they thought it was extraordinary and had Shi Miao identify it, confirming it as a Spirit Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uncle and nephew wanted to report the matter to the Shen Family immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>",982,"2026-06-06T03:07:11.939Z",1,"novelbin.me","9c13655efb243eafb8ed3a39dfc3f4804b02d5d76b3693db41e467b8e1a0fe48","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-341","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-339",587,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcrafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-cover.jpg"]