A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

"Qingmo!"

The person who came was Chen Minglu, who immediately saw Chen Qingmo lying unconscious on the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, is Mingyi also here? How come they're both so badly injured? What happened?"

He saw that everyone present was either at the late stage of Qi Refining or the sixth level of Qi Refining, along with the corpses of some members of the Crimson Dragon Hall.

Chen Minglu was searching for spiritual herbs when he sensed that the talisman was sensing his clansmen, so he hurriedly led his people to join him.

Unexpectedly, all of the most powerful cultivators were seriously injured, a truly tragic situation.

Upon seeing Chen Minglu, Chen Mingyi finally relaxed.

He briefly explained what had happened, then sat cross-legged on the ground to regulate his breathing and heal his injuries.

After listening, Chen Minglu made arrangements for the follow-up matters.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, there are eight Earth Spirit Fruits on this tree. As we agreed before, each of our two families will take four."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Minglu."

Seeing that all the experts from the opposing family had arrived, Bai Wenrui originally intended to give up another Earth Spirit Fruit.

After all, compared to their own injuries, the injuries were relatively minor, while it was still unknown whether Chen Mingyi's arm could recover.

Although the two families are acquainted, who knows if they can maintain their integrity when faced with interests?

Since Chen Minglu did not take this opportunity to raise the price, he also had to think more about his own interests, so he did not voice his thoughts.

However, he had already kept this favor in his heart, and his goodwill towards the Chen family had risen to a new level.

A moment later, Chen Minglu finished picking the Earth Spirit Fruit and gave Bai Wenrui the share that belonged to the Bai family.

But he didn't leave immediately. Chen Qingmo hadn't woken up yet, and the others also needed to recover from their injuries.

The entrance to this cave is quite hidden, making it ideal for concealment.

If it weren't for the talisman's guidance, he probably would have taken a long time to find this place.

Another day passed, and Chen Qingmo woke up from her coma.

He did not open his eyes immediately, but instead looked inward at himself.

As expected, his meridians were severely damaged, and he was unable to fight for a short period of time.

This is also the first time that the tortoise shell divination did not reveal that the tortoise shell itself was seriously injured.

Chen Qingmo pondered deeply and began to sort out the whole incident.

After a long while, he began to get some ideas.

If he had listened to Uncle Nine during this battle, he could have escaped without much injury.

The tortoise shell binds oneself and one's descendants, not the entire Chen family.

For Chen Qingmo himself, he could avoid the final confrontation.

Like the ominous divination hexagrams of the past, these all indicate situations that are unavoidable for oneself, where the other party is either unpredictable or possesses superior strength.

Although Xu Shi's strength is a level higher than his own, with the support of the Green Mountain Sword Technique, he might not be able to catch up with him.

This led the tortoise shell to predict that it would be safe and sound.

Chen Qingmo made a guess, but he didn't know if it was accurate.

His cultivation level was too low, so he could only wait for the tortoise shell to generate a hexagram each day.

As for using lifespan to extrapolate, there is no need to do so at the moment.

Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Chen Qingmo opened her eyes and slowly got up.

"Qingmo, you're finally awake. Can you move? The secret realm is about to close, let's leave quickly."

When Chen Minglu saw that he had woken up, he went up to him and asked with concern.

"Eleventh Uncle, I can walk. How is Ninth Uncle now?"

He remembered that Chen Mingyi's right arm bone was shattered, and if he didn't receive timely treatment, he would probably be crippled.

"Hey, Uncle Nine is fine. He just can't hold a knife with his right hand anymore. It's a good opportunity for him to practice with his left hand."

"Maybe I'll become the number one left-handed slasher in our family in the future, just you wait and see."

When Chen Qingmo asked about him, Chen Mingyi came over and said with a smile.

Chen Qingmo lowered his head and remained silent. Uncle Jiu spoke casually, but anyone could tell that he was just pretending to be nonchalant.

After using my right hand to fight for decades, how can I simply switch to my left hand?

"Alright, there might still be a way to save Mingyi's arm if he returns to the clan."

"We've gathered enough medicinal herbs; we can't linger any longer. Find the clansmen outside and evacuate the secret realm immediately."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Chen Minglu quickly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately set off to return.

Without the Crimson Dragon Hall members, the major families generally lived in peace, and when they fought for resources, they only went so far as to stop short of causing trouble.

The Chen family members were all present, and the Bai family also managed to evacuate with their main force.

At the entrance to the secret realm, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators collected some spiritual herbs and waited for the Crimson Dragon Hall to emerge.

They didn't see a single person until the secret realm was completely closed.

"What happened? The entire Crimson Dragon Hall is dead inside?"

One of the Foundation Establishment ancestors looked puzzled, as they could not see what was happening in the secret realm, and most families were also unaware of it.

He scanned the crowd below and fixed his gaze on Chen Mingyi, who was injured in the Chen family.

"You're so badly injured, did you have a conflict with the Crimson Dragon Hall?"

Everyone in Linyuan County knows that the Crimson Dragon Hall is full of cultivators who have undergone tribulations. If it weren't for the fact that they offered so many spirit stones this time, he wouldn't have allowed the Crimson Dragon Hall to enter the secret realm.

As the team leader, Chen Minglu saw the Foundation Establishment Ancestor looking at his group, so he stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Real Master Sun, our clan has indeed clashed with the Crimson Dragon Hall."

"Those bandits tried to forcibly seize our clan's spiritual medicine, and our clansmen fought them in self-defense. Our clansman Chen Mingyi's cultivation technique emphasizes defense, but he was still no match for Xu Shi of the Crimson Dragon Hall, and his right arm was crippled."

"Thanks to the clan leader for bestowing a third-grade attack talisman, we were able to kill Liu Qi first, and then the rest of us surrounded and killed Xu Shi."

After he finished speaking, Master Sun did not immediately believe him, but instead observed the reactions of the Chen clan.

"Master Sun, my Bai family can vouch for you. My clan was also attacked by the Crimson Dragon Hall and fought back together with the Chen family. This storage bag serves as proof."

Just as Chen Minglu was feeling uneasy, Bai Wenrui suddenly spoke up and produced evidence.

Chen Minglu understood immediately and handed over the storage bag he had looted to Master Sun.

Upon seeing them take out the items, Master Sun examined them carefully and, after confirming that they were correct, returned them to them.

"It is indeed a storage bag from the Crimson Dragon Hall. Since they broke the rules first, they deserve to die."

Both families tacitly concealed the matter of the Earth Spirit Fruit. Chen Minglu and Bai Wenrui had already checked the storage bag and burned the incomplete map, leaving only some spirit stones and miscellaneous items.

"Alright, old man Sun, the secret realm is closed, why are you still bothering with those people?"

Master Tiejian spoke impatiently, as if he wanted to end their conversation quickly.

"That's enough! The secret realm is closed, you can leave now."

Master Sun was about to rebuke him, but when he thought that he couldn't beat Master Tiejian, he didn't say anything more, and just cursed in his heart.

Seeing that the Foundation Establishment cultivators had expressed their stance, each family took out their own man-portable magical artifacts and left.

On the airship, Chen Qingmo and Chen Mingyi were both practicing breathing exercises to heal their injuries. Both of them were seriously injured, so the airship could only be operated by Chen Minglu alone.

Fortunately, the return trip could be undertaken at a slow pace, which Chen Minglu was able to manage.

The Chen family members were quite tired these past few days and hadn't been cultivating. They all sat on the flying boat looking rather bored.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the side, and a huge iron sword appeared in everyone's sight.

"Greetings, Master Iron Sword!"

Everyone quickly stood up and bowed.

Master Tiejian nodded and followed at a distance.

The Chen family members were somewhat nervous, unsure of what this meant.

Chen Qingmo also heard the greetings from his clansmen. When he tried to open his eyes and get up, he heard his master's voice in his ear.

"Don't move, just focus on healing."

"I can see that you no longer possess the power of moonlight. What happened in the secret realm?"

"Block your people, I can hear you."

Before the secret realm opened, Master Tiejian had examined Chen Qingmo's aura and knew that he had begun cultivating the Green Mountain Sword Technique.

However, when he came out, his meridians were damaged, and he had no trace of moonlight power left.

Iron Sword Master was a little worried, so he followed.

After a few moments of contemplation, Chen Qingmo did not hide anything and recounted the whole story.

"You guys are really lucky. I knew we had to get into the Crimson Dragon Hall."

"You two families had better keep this Earth Spirit Fruit well hidden. Although Old Man Sun and Old Man Zheng didn't say it outright, they should have sensed that something was amiss."

"But they will most likely assume that your two families obtained some kind of Qi-refining medicine, and since you honestly handed over 20% of the spiritual medicine, they won't care about this matter."

The old man Zheng mentioned by Tie Jianzhen is the ancestor of another Foundation Establishment family.

"What does Master mean?"

Chen Qingmo wanted to hear what Tie Jian Zhenren had to say.