Transform into ancestral tablets and create a supreme immortal clan.

Looking along the kinship lines drawn by incense offerings.

Shen Zhe "saw" that when he was performing the Minor Cloud Rain Technique in the herb field three days ago, someone had put Corrosive Spirit Powder in his water bottle.

"System! Can we use incense to send a warning?"

[It is suggested to resort to a spiritual manifestation...]

Shen Zhefu had a sudden inspiration and infused his spiritual sense into the wisp of green smoke, which condensed into a blurry character for "poison" above the boy's head.

The Shen family members immediately showed surprise, their eyes fixed on the lingering green smoke in mid-air.

"This is... an ancestral spirit manifesting!"

"What is our ancestor trying to tell us?"

"Poison? What poison? Could it be that Shen Muyi has been poisoned?"

"Mu Yi!" As expected of the patriarch Shen Shichu, who was at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, his spiritual sense directly penetrated the boy's entire body and quickly detected the abnormality.

He pressed his fingers against the boy's wrist pulse, his expression changing drastically: "What a vicious and insidious Corrosive Spirit Powder!"

This poison is very insidious; under normal circumstances, it is difficult for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage to detect it.

Seeing the patriarch's expression, everyone knew exactly what had happened.

The ancestral temple was thrown into chaos.

The reason why the Corrupting Spirit Powder is so insidious is that it can not only erode a cultivator's true essence and magical power within a few days, but also destroy the dantian and sever a person's foundation.

More importantly, it can pollute the true essence of others' magic power through the fusion of magical power.

To be specific, it is highly contagious to monks.

If Shen Shichu hadn't been cautious and experienced enough, and hadn't used his magic to investigate, he probably would have already fallen into their trap.

"The Corrupting Spirit Powder is extremely poisonous and difficult to cure!" Shen Shichu's face was very ugly, as gloomy as water.

At this moment, everyone in the ancestral hall wore a sorrowful expression.

The Shen family was once a great clan of cultivators, but after hundreds of years, they have fallen to this state, where anyone can trample on them.

Although Shen Muyi's aptitude was ordinary, with only three spiritual roots and a cultivation level of only the fourth level of Qi Refining.

But he's only sixteen. If given the right opportunity, he could certainly compete for the Foundation Establishment stage.

But now it's going to be destroyed.

More importantly, for the Shen family today, every family member with a spiritual root is extremely valuable.

When Shen Muyi came to his senses, he was immediately filled with fear. Seeing the patriarch's grief-stricken expression, he too was plunged into endless despair.

With the Shen family's current resources and strength, they are truly helpless against the Corrupting Spirit Powder.

The few elixirs that can cure this poison are not only expensive, but also usually unavailable.

Where can we find this elixir in such a short time?

Suddenly, Shen Muyi seemed to realize something.

He turned his head and began to kowtow repeatedly to the densely packed ancestral tablets.

"Ancestors above, by your grace, I, your unworthy descendant Shen Muyi, humbly beg for your mercy!"

This was the only lifeline he could think of that he might be able to grasp.

The ancestral hall was completely silent!

It's one thing for ancestors to appear and warn you, but whether you have the supernatural ability to cure the poison of the Corrupting Spirit Powder is another matter entirely.

These two represent completely different things.

Especially given that the Shen family is about to lose its only Foundation Establishment ancestor.

So everyone turned their attention to the densely packed ancestral tablets.

Which ancestor's lingering spirit is it?

Could this ancestor be the new hope for the Shen family?

Time passed slowly, and nothing seemed amiss inside the ancestral hall.

Just when everyone was about to be greatly disappointed.

The smoke from the incense burner billowed and gradually coalesced into a line of characters.

"Burning incense for a hundred days and showing filial piety at the ancestral hall, one may be granted a miraculous elixir!"

In an instant, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they knelt down and kowtowed with excitement.

From this moment on, the Shen family may be about to change.

"Mu Yi respectfully obeys the ancestral teachings!"

At the very top of the ancestral tablets, Shen Xiao's memorial tablet stood all alone.

At this moment, the memorial tablet suddenly emitted a burst of clear light.

Ripples spread through the void, and a three-colored elixir suddenly appeared, then flew into Shen Muyi's arms.

"This, this, this is a top-grade, first-tier detoxification pill! It's priceless and extremely rare!"

"Kowtow to the ancestors for the medicine!"

May our ancestors live to a ripe old age!

……

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Since the day Shen Zhe appeared, in addition to Shen Muyi, who resides in the ancestral hall and burns incense and kowtows every day, other clansmen also come to offer incense and kowtow from time to time.

In just ten days, his offerings increased by two points again.

Although it's not much, it's a steady, long-term benefit.

Shen Muyi's poison has been completely cured after refining the elixir in the past few days.

To Shen Xiao's surprise, he also received a bit of destiny.

This must be what the system meant by intercepting and filling gaps.

Fate is related to one's own lifespan, which Shen Xiao cannot afford to ignore.

Moreover, in order to fully integrate into this world and gain the recognition of the world's will, he must accumulate 100 life points as soon as possible.

Otherwise, you never know when, without a care, you might be wiped out by the will of the world.

It seems that this hidden danger must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise Shen Xiao's actions will be constantly restricted.

The Shen family is currently facing internal and external troubles, and he can't afford to wait!

Thinking of this, Shen Xiao turned his gaze to his innate divine power—the Impure World Reincarnation.

With blood as the catalyst, one sacrifices oneself. The soul, reaching the netherworld, is reborn from the defiled earth. Obsession vanishes, and light shines forth from the ashes.

This is an extremely strange and mysterious supernatural power from the underworld.

As long as someone sacrifices themselves, Shen Xiao can use the power of the underworld to possess that person.

The reincarnated person will inherit 80% of the original owner's abilities and possess a certain degree of immortality.

Unless the body is reduced to ashes, the reincarnated being will not truly die.

Once the original owner's last wishes are fulfilled and their obsessions are eliminated, the karmic debts can be settled, and a large number of lives can be obtained.

In Shen Xiao's view, this was a very worthwhile deal.

After all, the person offering their body will make a vow or oath beforehand, and Shen Xiao can choose whether to accept the job based on the difficulty of the other party's obsession.

For the time being, the Shen family is relatively stable.

As for the Bei family, the fact that they chose to have someone else test the waters proves that they are still wary of this Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Shen family.

Perhaps this Foundation Establishment cultivator possesses some extremely powerful methods, making the Bei family hesitant to act against him.

As long as this person lives, the Shen family will remain safe and sound.

This situation presents Shen Xiao with the perfect opportunity to collect destiny.

Once he accumulates 100 Fate Points, with the system's help, he will gain the true recognition of this world's will.

At that time, he will be able to exchange offerings for certain powerful items in the system shop.

If the Shen family encounters a crisis, he can take direct action without worrying about being rejected by the world's will and thus being eliminated.

……

Inside the ancestral hall, Shen Muyi respectfully lit three incense sticks and then kowtowed devoutly.

This handsome sixteen-year-old boy had a proud gleam in his eyes.

A wisp of smoke billowed, and a line of words slowly coalesced.

Shen Muyi stared intently at the screen, and her face lit up with joy. She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed before running out in a flash.

As evening fell, Shen Muyi entered the ancestral hall carrying a robe.

His robes were covered with dense runes drawn in blood.

This is the self-sacrifice mantra!

It seems he has found the right person.

"I hereby inform our ancestors that this man was a wandering swordsman who was being hunted down by a martial arts force. Apart from himself, his entire family was slaughtered."

When I found him, he was on the verge of death, and had volunteered to sacrifice himself in order to seek revenge!

Shen Xiao was very satisfied upon hearing this.

This deal was very profitable; for cultivators like them, the other party's obsession was extremely easy to overcome.

"This is a stimulant pill bestowed upon you; do not neglect it!"

"This unworthy descendant, Shen Muyi, kowtows in gratitude for the blessings bestowed upon him by his ancestors!"

The smoke dissipated, and the ancestral hall returned to tranquility.