[{"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-464":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},1472952,1921,"Chapter 464 - 219: City Walls Beneath the River_4","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-464",464,"\u003Cp>Second floor of the Black Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Shen Yuan lay an empty chess board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been staring at this empty board for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Shen Wenxing arrived on the second floor, he slightly cupped his hands without making a sound to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Shen Yuan slowly raised his hand, pinching a black piece from the chess box on the left, placing it in the lower-left corner of the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened in the Laishui River?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After placing the piece, Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenxing slowly walked over, sitting cross-legged, and briefly explained the situation of the Laishui River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing his explanation, Shen Yuan fell into contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shen Family could rise from being ordinary farmers to their current status as a Fetal Breathing Immortal Race because of the White Jade Turtle Shell he picked up from the Laishui River a hundred years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought it was just a coincidence that the White Jade Turtle Shell appeared in the Laishui River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems that a great secret is truly hidden at the bottom of the Laishui River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City walls... Yin Qi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be some kind of Secret Realm again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the current volatile situation, it’s indeed more prudent not to explore actively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shen Yuan spoke, he took a white piece from the chess box on the right and placed it on the bottom center line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What arrangement was made for the little fellow who discovered the river’s secret?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenxing replied, \"I had Chongming arrange a place for him to stay on the mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuan continued his game against himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is akin to soft detention; if word gets out, it won’t sound good and might arouse suspicion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The little fellow is a Body Cultivator; find an opportunity to take him as your disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand holding the chess piece paused slightly, and Shen Yuan smiled faintly, saying, \"Anyone chosen as an heir by the Secret Realm cannot be an ordinary person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wenxing agreed solemnly, his gaze sweeping over the few pieces on the chess board, feeling that his father was scheming something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he did not inquire further, merely slightly cupped his hands before leaving the Black Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking up, Shen Yuan picked up another black piece and placed it on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black piece fell resolutely between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the chess board in front of them, the black and white pieces intertwined, with both sides clearly having played nearly fifty moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already a considerable advancement for Wen’an, who was previously a novice in Chess Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are all Sword Cultivators this straightforward and stubborn?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you long ago those three pieces were doomed, yet you insisted on struggling so long, losing twelve more in the process.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a white piece fell, the Old Man with a Conical Hat chuckled as he took away fifteen black pieces completely surrounded, claiming a large empty area on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any expression on his face, Shen Wen’an picked up a black piece and placed it onto the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one move, he also claimed five white pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was this your goal?\" The Old Man with a Conical Hat frowned slightly and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen’an said nothing, and calmly picked another black piece from the board, tossing it lightly onto the board, conceding the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the Old Man with a Conical Hat’s expression change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, collecting the chess board and boxes before him. Standing up slowly, he gazed at Shen Wen’an with a complex expression, \"This old man was too stubborn, wasting half a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually tried teaching a fool to play chess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave, don’t be a nuisance to me anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder with a Conical Hat turned with a slight indignation, as if he couldn’t bear to look at him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the slightly hunched back, Shen Wen’an also had a complex expression. After a long silence, a hint of respect flashed in his eyes as he slightly bowed and cupped his hands, \"Thank you, senior, for your guidance and teaching over the past six months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Elder with a Conical Hat abruptly turned and said, \"Guidance? Teaching?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must be imagining things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just played chess with this old man for half a year to kill time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, be off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his voice had finished echoing, a black piece appeared in his hand with a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bending his finger, he flicked the black chess piece with an unstoppable force, striking Shen Wen’an’s chest and causing his body to turn into a stream of light, shooting toward the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Wen’an disappear, the Elder with a Conical Hat sighed lightly before sitting cross-legged on the boulder, turning into a statue-like figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being carried hundreds of miles by the power of that black chess piece, Shen Wen’an finally regained mobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly reached out, circulating the Sword Element Power within his body, and picked up the chess piece suspended in front of his chest. After examining it carefully for a while, he placed the piece into his Storage Bag and flew towards the Cyan Ruo Sword House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Thousand Feet Cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat opposite each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Shen Wen’an’s account, Huang Lingshan, who was making tea, had a somewhat peculiar expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That old fellow really made you play chess for half a year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen’an took the teacup she handed him, shook his head with a wry smile, \"I could feel he wanted to teach me many things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... his path is ultimately not the one I wish to follow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What he taught wasn’t suitable for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a sip of tea, Shen Wen’an sighed and continued, \"I did not meet that senior’s intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the months, the Old Man with a Conical Hat infused many things into their matches, all of which Shen Wen’an understood clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he couldn’t align with some of these things, and this was also why the old man ended up somewhat angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably sees me as a stubborn mule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During these six months, something major happened in Danzhou again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Lingshan did not delve deeply into the matter of the Old Man with a Conical Hat, and Youran picked up the teacup in front of her, speaking softly, \"In Qishan, the Immortal Sect known for gathering intelligence, Tingfeng Valley, was annihilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever did it seems to have meticulously planned it. The entire Tingfeng Valley was flattened overnight, and all disciples outside were precisely assassinated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tingfeng Valley!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Shen Wen’an was quite surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-06T03:07:11.939Z",1,"novelbin.me","f099168d070acd348ddb4c76653835c95ffd02be2f14c6c93a9e3fe83328a78a","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-465","crafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-chapter-463",587,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcrafting-an-immortal-race-with-daily-hexagrams-cover.jpg"]