Cultivation begins with the Shen family

Chapter 6
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and the day when Xuanlingmen asked for tribute and taxes was getting closer.

Accompanied by a round of rising sun slowly rising from the east, the golden morning sun swayed on Biyun Mountain through the clouds.

I saw that in an open space on the Yuxiu Terrace halfway up the mountain, several carriages full of various supplies were lined up neatly.

At this time, more than a dozen members of the Shen clan were busy going up and down these carriages, some were strengthening the ropes on the carriages, some were adding a layer of tarpaulin, all of them were making final preparations for the upcoming journey .

Not long after, Shen Xiangchi, grandpa and grandson, third elder Shen Xiangchu and several family elders also came here.

"During the time I'm away, the whole family depends on you!"

Shen Xiangchi glanced at the family caravan that was about to leave, then turned his head and solemnly looked at Shen Xiangchu beside him and said.

Hearing this, the Third Elder Shen Xiangchu also immediately answered with cupped hands:

"Patriarch, don't worry!"

"Okay, then I will lead the team and leave!"

"Patriarch be careful all the way!"

I saw that Shen Xiangchi nodded slightly, turned around and took Shen Zhirui to walk towards the front of the family cargo team.

"Patriarch!"

The three clansmen who were in the advanced stage of Qi training standing at the front of the cargo line immediately bowed their hands to Shen Xiangchi who was coming.

After that, Shen Zhirui, who was standing behind Shen Xiangchi, immediately bowed to the former three and said:

"I've met fourteenth uncle, third uncle, and seventh uncle!"

These three people are Shen Xiangzhong who is No. 14 in Xiangzi generation, Shen Daoquan and Shen Daoming who are ranked No. [-] in Dao generation. All three of them have reached the eighth level of Qi training.

If you add Shen Xiangchi, the patriarch who has practiced great perfection, and Shen Zhirui, who has already practiced the eighth level of Qi training, among the team heading to the county this trip, the Shen family actually sent five monks in the late stage of Qi training, which are already half of the Shen family's late stage Qi training. Monk.

At the same time, in addition to the five monks in the late stage of Qi training, there are more than ten monks in the middle stage of Qi training, most of them are members of the Dao family.

"Are you all ready?"

Shen Xiangchi glanced at the caravan ready to go, and asked in a low voice.

"Reporting to the patriarch, everything has been arranged!"

Facing the question, Shen Daoquan immediately responded with his hands clasped.

"Okay, let's go!"

Following Shen Xiangchi's order, several family carriages carrying heavy cargo slowly moved towards the county seat.

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Shayu County is one of the two counties under the rule of Xuanling Sect. Its territory is not small, but because it is close to the Lingering Sand Sea, nearly one-third of the land has lost its aura, so it is not suitable for monks to cultivate for a long time. Survive.

Therefore, dozens of cultivation families in Shayu County can only live on the two-thirds of the land near the lower reaches of the Xuanling River.

However, even in this area, deserts and Gobi can be seen everywhere, and only a few oases are suitable for monks and mortals to thrive.

When Shen Zhirui left the Biyun Mountain oasis with the family cargo team, what he saw was that desolate scene.

I saw that on the dusty wasteland, clumps of dead trees were dotted sporadically, and in the distance were bare mountain peaks, like sharp swords stuck upside down in this wasteland. .

As if seeing the shock and surprise in Shen Zhirui's eyes, Shen Xiangchi looked at the vast wasteland and said in a deep voice:
"The entire Shayu County is mostly like this. Speaking of which, the location of the family spirit mountain is not bad, because it is close to the county seat, the aura is relatively abundant."

Hearing this, Shen Zhirui nodded thoughtfully, and turned his gaze to the ancient river not far away that had dried up for an unknown number of years.

According to what he learned from the family's collection of books, the Xuanling River ran through the entire county of Shayu County back then, so the entire county was also a place with lush water and grass, which was very suitable for the survival of monks and ordinary people.

But with the passage of time, the waterway of the Xuanling River continued to dry up. After losing the irrigation of the river water rich in rich aura, the spirituality of large areas of land began to gradually lose, and then it was gradually swallowed up by the sea of ​​unrecognizable spirits.

Now, the Xuanling River from the upstream has stopped after flowing through the county seat of Shayu County, and no longer flows to the area close to the Jueling Sand Sea.

As a result, in the entire Shayu County, there are only places around the county seat that are relatively rich in aura.

While Shen Zhirui was still thinking, the cargo team stopped in a passing bush under the command of Shen Xiangchi.

"Rest here for a while, and start again later!"

Shen Xiangchi shouted to the whole team, and then walked alone to a high slope not far away.

On this side, Shen Zhirui also jumped out of the carriage, looked around, and found that the clansmen were busy with their own work, some were feeding the horses, and some were taking out dry food and started eating.

He came under a tree, sat cross-legged on the ground, and then opened a cloth bag that he carried with him.

The next moment, a gray fluffy head popped out of the cloth bag, constantly sniffing the situation outside with its nose.

It was the mid-tier spirit-seeking mouse raised by Shen Zhirui.

Because Shen Zhirui didn't know how long he would be away this time, so he had no choice but to take it with him.

After all, he didn't dare to let the little gray pig stay at home alone, he was afraid that when he came home next time, the house would have been demolished.

I saw that Shen Zhirui took out a [Bigu Pill] from his sleeve, and then fed it to the little gray pig waiting to be fed.

After the latter got what he wanted, he returned to the bag again, obviously not interested in the outside world.

Of course, the strange world outside is too dangerous, where can there be safety in the bag?
On this side, just as Shen Zhirui tied the bag tightly, Shen Xiangchi not far away walked towards the large army.

At the same time, a convoy appeared on the wasteland in the distance, rushing towards them.

When the convoy came to the front, Shen Xiangchi went straight to meet him, and greeted an old man who was the leader of the opposing convoy with a smile on his face.

"Friend Zhao Dao!"

"Friend Daoist Shen!"

A white-haired old man on the other side quickly returned the salute.

While Shen Zhirui was watching from a distance, third uncle Shen Daoquan had walked to his side at some point.

"This is the cargo team of the Zhao family, and the head of the Zhao family is the head of the Zhao family."

"The cargo this time is no small matter, it is related to the safety of the whole clan, and there will be no peace along the way, so the patriarch sent someone early to make an agreement with the Zhao family that the two families will go to the county together and take care of each other along the way."

After hearing this, Shen Zhirui showed a sudden look, and couldn't help admiring the patriarch's foresight.

The Zhao family is also a qi training family in Shayu County, and they have been related to each other by marriage for many years, so the two families can be regarded as relatives.

Now the two companies are on their way together, and there are more than [-] monks in total, and there are nearly ten monks after Qi training.

With a caravan of such a size, ordinary bandits would not dare to attack, after all, the loss might not be worth the gain.

When Shen Xiangchi and the Zhao family came here, Shen Zhirui hurriedly followed third uncle and the others to meet him.

"This is the grandson of Fellow Daoist Shen, he really is a good-looking talent!"

The old man surnamed Zhao saw Shen Zhirui standing behind Shen Xiangchi, and then he laughed and said.

"I've seen seniors!"

Shen Zhirui hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Zhao Daoyou is polite, your granddaughter is not bad, it seems that she is not far from the late stage of Qi training."

I saw that Shen Xiangchi waved his hands slightly, and his eyes fell on the girl behind the old man surnamed Zhao.

Following the gaze of the former, Shen Zhirui found that the other party was actually a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a corseted black long dress with a long ponytail, exquisite facial features, and a coil hanging from her waist. The soft whip that got up looked capable.

On this side, the girl seemed to have sensed Shen Zhirui's gaze, and looked towards the latter. When her eyes met, Shen Zhirui quickly looked away.

Fortunately, Shen Xiangchi's voice sounded again at this time.

"Alright, fellow Daoist Zhao and his clansmen will rest for a while, and then let's go on the road together!"

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(End of this chapter)