After cultivating immortality, she devoted herself to becoming an ancestor

Chapter 114 Still Laughing
Shen Duzhou glanced at the ashen-faced clan chief Shen and used his spiritual power to break his silence: "Shen Zai, tell the truth."

"You just used a large formation, delaying my arrival. Let that be."

Clan Chief Shen was a little confused. How could he possibly trap his ancestor? He wasn't asking for trouble. "Ancestor, I..."

"Don't try to deny it. Just tell me that I will treat your son well when we clean house."

Otherwise, just for destroying my Shen family and taking away the Qilin child who had just formed the Core Formation, your entire branch would be wiped out, as a warning to future generations.” Shen Duzhou’s cloudy old eyes suddenly turned fierce, like a giant tiger in its twilight years, making people dare not underestimate him.

Shen Zaixin felt a chill. He knew that his ancestors had never been merciful, which was why the Shen family had stood firm. "I didn't kill my elder brother. It was Lian Qiao. I only reported my elder brother's whereabouts."

I didn't use any grand formation to trap you. If you don't believe me, ask Shen Zhao. We were already on our way here when the sect sent a message for you to come forward.

God has changed!
The cultivators were in an uproar again, and some of the timid ones wanted to quietly retreat.

Shen Suiren was slightly surprised, so he used his divine sense to transmit his voice to Shen Shuo: "Do you know who activated the great formation?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Shuo replied telepathically, "It's probably my aunt; she might know something."

When Uncle Wan passed away and Shen Zai rose to power, she took her third sister back to live with the Miao people for many years.

After saying this, a thousand sighs welled up in his heart: "Alas, if Uncle Wan were still alive, he would surely have already formed his core, and the Shen family would not have had to reach the Foundation Establishment stage to become the clan leader."

By the way, who did you hire to investigate the Shen family? To strike at Shen Zai's Achilles' heel.

Shen Suiren, of course, could not reveal this, so her senior uncle Tang Zhuixian accepted her task.

She guessed that in order to obtain her large piece of Gengjin, Tang Shibo used every available means to gather a lot of evidence in just over ten days, just before they were about to come to Taiyi Sect.

Just as the two were exchanging words, an angry shout rang out.

"Nonsense!" True Monarch Xiansi arrived on his sword and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy at Clan Chief Shen.

The moment Shen Duzhou defended and blocked, Shen Suiren shouted "King Chongming," and the divine bird flew out and dispersed the spiritual energy.

It then spun up to the top of True Lord Xiansi's head, and a talisman immediately fell down, trapping her.

She glared at Shen Suiren: "Sui Chu, what do you mean?"

"At the beginning of the year, don't go too far." Sect Master Fujiang flew down from the clouds and stepped forward to remove the talisman. Fortunately, King Chongming gave him face and did not stop him, otherwise it would have been difficult to handle.

But as soon as True Lord Xiansi was freed, he instantly appeared in front of Shen Suiren.

First, there was Situ Shiyuan blocking the way, and then Chongming stood in the middle.

Zhu Kuang Zhenjun reappeared: "Fellow Daoist Xian Si, calm down. Think about your vow three years ago: if you harm the beginning of the year, Lian Qiao will suffer a hundredfold."

After Shen Zai finishes speaking, everyone will be able to discern the truth.

"What are you saying? You're talking badly about my daughter. If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason."

Your grand-disciple has come to settle accounts with the person who switched her. After all the calculations, are you going to pin the blame on my daughter?

"I asked her a couple of questions, what's wrong!" Master Xiansi looked annoyed.

"Senior sister, the innocent are innocent. Just because he says so doesn't mean it is. We need to verify it too." Sect Master Fujiang felt annoyed when he thought of the evidence Zhu Kuang had shown him. A traitor within the family.

The True Lord of Strings asked in return, "Investigate what? What is the connection between Lianqiao and the Shen family?"
She was injured shortly after reaching the Core Formation stage and has been in seclusion ever since.

Shen Suiren said loudly from behind his master: "She once managed the silver mine affairs and conspired with Shen Zai to steal the mine."

"Clan Chief Shen, who was appointed by the Taiyi Sect to oversee the silver mines back then?"

"You're talking nonsense. My daughter has nothing, why would she care about that little bit of silver mine?"

"Take back what you said, or you won't get away with this today." Master Xiansi then turned to Clan Chief Shen:
"Shen Zai, you must be responsible for your words. If you dare to slander my son, you and the Shen family will not be able to bear the consequences."

"May I ask Elder Xiansi, if this is true?"

The Shen family has shared joys and sorrows with the sect for tens of thousands of years, and countless disciples have perished for the sect.

Although there is no Nascent Soul cultivator at present, it has been verified that Lianqiao did indeed kill my Shen family member. If even one of them survives, we will fight to the death.

"Shen family members, with your entire family facing extermination, do you dare to do this?!" Shen Duzhou's spirit voice echoed throughout the mountain gate.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh
Twenty or thirty disciples of the Shen family who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage flew to his side, including Shen Zhao and his daughter Shen Baiyu.

The Foundation Establishment disciples quickly took their positions, forming the Thirty-Six Heavenly Star Shifting Formation. Holding their spiritual swords, they said in unison, "If even one of us survives, we will fight to the death!"

The onlookers were amazed; the Shen family actually dared to stand up to a Grandmaster cultivator.

Shen Suiren was also somewhat surprised. The Shen family still had this fierce spirit. No wonder there had been no Nascent Soul cultivators in the past three thousand years. Although they were nominally taken back to the inner sect peak, the Taiyi Sect still valued them and wanted to recruit their disciples.

Meanwhile, the green leaves in her sea of ​​consciousness were also swirling and dancing in formation, and in an instant, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Formation flashed in her sea of ​​consciousness.

Their positions were almost identical to those of the Shen family.

Shen Suiren couldn't help but feel suspicious. Was the Shen family also connected to the ancient Array Sect? Could it be that the Taiyi Sect was founded by disciples of the Array Sect?
Just then, the green leaves began to repeatedly strike the array diagram it had drawn. She endured the headache and used her inner vision to transmit her voice: "Quiet!"

"What do you mean by annihilating an entire sect, what do you mean by fighting to the death? Do you think sects are just for show?"
"Senior sister, are you planning to destroy the foundation of your sect?" Sect Master Fujiang asked sternly. Within a large sect, there are many large and small families that have been passed down for thousands of years, working together to maintain the sect's glory.

If a sect elder were to annihilate a noble family today, the family would feel a sense of shared fate and become alienated from the sect tomorrow.

He was so exhausted that he wanted to take everyone to the main hall to explain, but his senior sister kept getting bogged down in her explanations and wouldn't cooperate.

Fine, if you're willing, go ahead and argue your daughter's merits and demerits in front of all the cultivators in the world.

"Shen Duzhou, when did I ever say anything about annihilating an entire family?" True Monarch Xiansi was a little embarrassed. She knew that aristocratic families were intermarried and deeply entrenched, making them impossible to eradicate completely.

Shen Suiren laughed and said, "When Lianqiao commits murder, she must pay with her life."

"You!" Xian Si was furious. She shouldn't have sworn not to hurt her in the first place.

Shen Suiren then said, "King Chongming, could you please protect the Shen family for a few years until two of their disciples have reached the Core Formation stage before withdrawing?"

"What's the benefit?"

"I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, I will do everything in my power to help you, except with my life."

"make a deal."

"Thank you." Shen Suiren looked up and saw a group of Shen family members looking at her like she was a treasure.

Shen Duzhou added, "At the beginning of the year, you were like Dingru, valuing relationships and loyalty."

"I only want to accumulate good karma for my father. I want to tell Clan Chief Shen the truth." Shen Suiren also wanted to go to the Shen family to investigate, hoping they might have something from the Array Sect.

As soon as she thought this, the green shoots sprouted up and down as if saying: Hurry up and go quickly.

Seeing this situation, Chief Shen, in order to protect his son, made a tough decision and said, "Back then, the sect sent True Monarch Tongming to oversee the silver mine, but he was so engrossed in cultivation that he didn't care about anything. The inspection and acceptance were handled by Lian Qiao, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

The idea of ​​changing the beginning of the year was Lian Qiao's. She said that once Shen Dingru was found, everyone would have to spend at least fifty years in the Ice Curtain Cave to reflect on their mistakes after the incident.

She ordered me to kill Sui Chu, but since he was a child of the Shen family, I ordered Shen Zhao to take the child to live in the mortal world, so that when he grew up and got married, no one would be able to find him.

But he secretly brought Sui Chu into the world of cultivation.

Shen Suiren found it amusing. These two had each given her a discount, which actually saved her life. She whispered to her master, "So, I should thank him for sparing my life?"

"Still laughing? They're just protecting themselves," Situ Shiyuan whispered, trying to stop her from interrupting him.

True Lord Xiansi naturally disagreed and retorted, "Impossible, that's just empty talk. Forsythia doesn't lack spirit stones." Clan Chief Shen looked directly at her: "Gengjin ore, which is associated with silver, was discovered in the silver mine."

Forsythia is very rare with Geng metal. She must have given it to you, Elder, several times. I marked it with a secret mark. Why don't you take it out and take a look?

I have the accounts here, as well as testimonies from the mine workers.

Geng metal is highly valued for its ability to enhance the grade and sharpness of magical artifacts. It's not just for Lianqiao; all cultivators in the entire immortal cultivation world covet Geng metal.

True Lady Strings had indeed received such documents before, but she wouldn't say, "What a joke! You can just throw together a few rambling accounts and find someone from the Shen family, and that's evidence?"

"The witnesses are the rogue cultivators who work in the mine. Among the Shen family members, apart from a few trusted confidants, I have forbidden them from having any contact with the Gengjin mine."

If you don't believe me, you can come and confront her in person.

At the beginning of the year, your father was also killed by her in battle.

Shen Suiren was not going to listen to his side of the story. Holding up the account book, he said coldly, "My father found that there was Geng gold in the silver mine and found out where the Geng gold went."

He was harmed by your conspiracies. You must have lured him into the trap by claiming that the Shen family members were in danger.

Shen Zai, you've conspired together; don't try to deny it.

She then turned to face Xian Si and said, "True Lord Xian Si, if you don't bring out True Person Lian Qiao for a confrontation, I will assume she is the mastermind."

You wanted evidence? Here it is.

The ledger opened and closed in the air, flipping through pages in front of the True Lord of Strings, revealing a detailed record of each time Lianqiao took away Gengjin, with the time accurate to a specific hour and moment.

There are also records of the clan chief Shen delivering Gengjin each time, and even the encounter of two people selling Gengjin on the black market.

In short, every detail, including the time, place, and people the two met, was meticulously recorded.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators' divine senses emerged from their hiding places to examine the account books.

Sect Master Fujiang had already seen the backup beforehand. He knew that it did not involve the mine site and only captured a portion of the flow, without showing the annual output of Gengjin.

Otherwise, he would destroy it as soon as it was opened at the beginning of the year.

Shen Suiren didn't finish reading it, but closed it halfway through. "The True Lord has read it, and dares not let anyone confront him, right?"

"Heh, what's there to be afraid of? It's all the same handwriting; anyone who can write with a pen can do it." True Lord Xiansi was not afraid at all. Even if the matter were true, so what? Gengjin would simply be returned.

As for killing Shen Wan, how stupid would his own daughter be to do such a thing and let others know? It was clearly Shen Zai who killed his brother because he was afraid of being investigated.

"Sect Leader Fujiang, since True Lord Xiansi has agreed to a confrontation here, could you please have someone come out?" Shen Suiren deliberately misinterpreted her words.

The True Lord of Strings immediately flashed a cold light in his eyes, "This involves matters of the sect, and should be discussed in the Guiyuan Hall."

Sect Master Fu Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Senior Sister had regained her senses and hadn't fallen into Sui Chu's trap. "That's right, the matter of switching you has been investigated and clarified. Regardless of whose idea it was, it was Shen Zai's own will."

If he had even a shred of consideration for his brothers, he would never have done such a thing. He should be punished for the switch, but not for the death penalty.

The remaining accounts and the matter between Shen Wan and your father all involve clan affairs, and once a conclusion is reached, they should naturally be executed.

At the beginning of the year, we cannot simply rely on Shen Zai's words to judge who should be punished.

Naturally, it's impossible to believe Lian Qiao based on just a few words. The Enforcement Hall's investigation will take time.

When Lian Qiao confronted the situation, she, like before, only cried foul, claiming that her senior sister had bullied everyone, which was why the sect was forced into a passive position.

Just now, he had already sent a message to his junior sister Xi Yu, confiscating Lian Qiao's storage tools and all communication talismans, and transferring her from the secluded cultivation area to the dungeon of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Stealing sect property is a serious crime; all that Gengjin (metal) should be recovered if possible.

After a pause, he asked Shen Duzhou, "Shen Zai is being held in custody for further trial, and Shen Zhao and Lu Jiuniang are also to blame. What are the Shen family's plans to do?"
"Don't worry, Shen Wan's matter will surely be judged by the public. Lian Qiao has already been handed over to the Enforcement Hall for detention. Before the matter is investigated thoroughly, it's impossible for anyone to plead with Senior Brother Zhicheng on her behalf."

The voice of the True Lord of Sincerity then rang out: "Lian Qiao has been detained separately. Shen Duzhou can enter the sect to verify this."

"Now, the disciples of the Enforcement Hall have arrested Shen Zai. Anyone who dares to obstruct them will be punished."

As soon as he finished speaking, True Lord Xiansi flew towards the Hall of Law Enforcement.

Fu Jiang's eyes darkened slightly; his senior sister was too inconsiderate of the bigger picture.

The Nascent Soul cultivators watching the spectacle from the shadows were quite disappointed, but they could understand; the Taiyi Sect would not allow Lian Qiao to be publicly interrogated in the main hall.

However, the other Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators found it all rather dull.

Even seeing the patriarch of the Shen family cripple the cultivation of Shen Zhao and his wife, and punish them to spend the rest of their lives farming to repent, was not enough to satisfy him.

But when he shattered Shen Zai's dantian with another palm strike, many people thought: That's ruthless!

Beside them, Shen Zhao and Lu Jiuniang, who had lost all their cultivation, trembled in fear. The ancestor had shown them mercy.

Shen Duzhou ignored Shen Zai's wailing as he was led away, and only said to Sui Chu, "This is punishment for him altering the bloodline of his disciples and ruining their future."

Once the details of how he murdered his brother are uncovered, he will be torn to pieces in the ancestral hall, his soul burned to ashes.

At that time, all the members of the Shen family will gather. Will you come to witness the execution?

“Guan, I am also a member of the Shen family, and I should offer incense to our ancestors.” Shen Suiren was naturally willing to witness his enemy being brought to justice.

But before that, she had an important question to ask Master Shouzhuo: "Can I borrow that soul lamp?"

Shouzhuo glanced at Baiyu standing beside her parents. Fortunately, the child did not seem to feel sorry for herself, nor did she despise her parents.

He sighed inwardly, "Take it, I hope you can light it when you get back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Sui Chu holding a lamp in one hand and striking his own vital point on his chest with the other, saying, "Strike it face to face. I believe my father is waiting for me to find him."

"Sect Leader Fu Jiang, I will find my father and confront Lian Qiao directly. She has harmed people; she won't escape responsibility."

"You?!" This is taking heart blood in public.

"Cough!" Shen Suiren was half-embraced by her master. Her spiritual power transformed into a blade and pierced her heart. A drop of bright red blood was wrapped in spiritual power and placed into the soul lamp. She muttered incantations.

The monks all stared intently, eager to see if the lamp was lit.

Sect Master Fujiang and True Lord Zhukuang acted simultaneously, using incantations to quickly draw blood from the lamp wick.

In an instant, the soul lamp burst into flame, eliciting exclamations of surprise: "It's his own flesh and blood!"

This person is despised by everyone. Why didn't Shen Zhao and his wife admit it long ago? Sui Chu is Shen Dingru's daughter!

Just as Shouzhu was getting excited, the flames began to fade and slowly began to die out. "No, Dingru's soul is about to be extinguished."

"Master, hold this for me." Shen Suiren immediately made a decision, pointing his middle finger into his brow.

"Stop!" Situ Shiyuan noticed her actions and tried to stop her.

But Zhu Kuang Zhenjun caught the soul lamp with one hand and grabbed her back with the other: "The lamb kneels to suckle, and the crow feeds its parents; this is her filial piety."

"What should we do at the beginning of the year?" the Little Dragon King asked, not understanding.

Cheng Zhishun: "Use her soul to restore her father's vitality."

"Will it work?" The Little Dragon King felt it was unlikely.

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