Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 578 - 238: The Chess Player’s Warning (Part 3)

"What is the intention of the mysterious existence behind the elder with a conical hat sending this item to our Shen Family?"

Shen Yuan’s gaze was deep. After a moment of contemplation, he murmured, "It’s a kind of warning, and also a way to divert our attention."

Shen Wen’an still did not understand.

For years, he had focused solely on cultivation, unlike his father who had always been deducing the divine chess game about heaven and earth, unaware of what the person behind this grand game was plotting.

On the other hand, Shen Chongming had finished reading the contents of the Jade Scroll, his brows furrowing as he fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he suddenly spoke with a gleam in his eyes, "Grandfather, do you think that what those players behind the chess game in the Yangnao Land are plotting might actually be the Dao Source?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan nodded with appreciation in his eyes, "Indeed."

He slowly stood up, moved over to the chessboard beside him, and gazed at the black-and-white pieces spread over more than twenty moves, speaking solemnly, "The person who sent these two items might have anticipated that this old man could deduce a few things."

"The reason it’s called a warning is that the recent actions of our Shen Family have begun to glimpse some traces of what they are plotting."

"And for some reason, they are unwilling to destroy the Shen Family."

"Thus, they took advantage of Wen’an’s Golden Core Assembly, sending these items to draw our attention to the Three Immortal Mountains of the East Sea."

Shen Chongming couldn’t help but nod, and he picked up the conversation, "They want to tell the Shen Family that the things in the Yangnao Land have been arranged for a long time, Shen Family should not interfere."

"If we’re idle, we should focus on the Three Immortal Mountains, right?"

Listening to their words, Shen Wen’an also roughly grasped the outline.

After some thought, he spoke, "Is the other party truly so kind-hearted?"

Shen Yuan gently shook his head, "Kind-hearted or not is unknown for now, but one thing can be certain. The other party clearly knows that the Three Immortal Mountains also have a Dao Source Supreme Treasure, yet they are willing to spend huge costs, wasting a lot of time plotting for the Dao Source in Yangnao Land, which proves that the Dao Source Supreme Treasure of the Three Immortal Mountains is definitely harder to acquire than the Dao Source of Yangnao Land."

"Grandfather, what should we do now?"

"When did our Shen Family ever glimpse their secrets?"

Shen Chongming spoke with a serious face.

He was still unclear about what actions of the Shen Family had "crossed the line," making the other party believe that the Shen Family had already glimpsed the secret of the "Dao Source."

Beside him, Shen Wen’an suddenly recalled something.

"It should be my westward journey back then."

Speaking, he hurriedly turned to his father Shen Yuan, "Father, what did you find out about the items I brought back then?"

Shen Yuan said nothing.

His thoughts were identical to Shen Wen’an’s.

Combining Shen Wen’an’s experiences on his westward journey and his decades of research and deduction, he had actually grasped quite a bit.

Only these things involved levels he himself had not understood, unable to connect them for the moment.

But now, these two items sent by the other party suddenly made Shen Yuan understand many things.

"The secret of the Yangnao Land probably began from the Daying Immortal Mansion back then."

"If this old man guessed correctly, the Dao Source must be related to realms above the Nascent Soul True Monarch."

"Back then, the Great Prosperity True Monarch controlled Yangnao Land and the Southern Border, presumably discovering the secret of the Dao Source, thus setting up substantial arrangements."

"Afterward, this secret was leaked, leading to powerful enemies, and a great battle erupted between both sides."

"Ultimately, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Veins of the Yangnao Land were shattered, and the Daying Immortal Mansion was annihilated."

Upon hearing his analysis, both the uncle and nephew displayed a sense of melancholy.

According to this statement, it seemed that certain matters could truly be clarified.

"All of this was deduced by grandfather?"

Shen Chongming gazed with deep disbelief in his eyes.

For over a hundred years, since grandfather Shen Yuan stepped down from the position of Patriarch, he spent most of his time in the Black Water Pavilion.

Initially, he focused solely on cultivation, but after heading to the Southern Border, he became utterly mysterious, and no one in the clan knew what he was researching.

Unexpectedly, now he managed to deduce the greatest secret of Yangnao Land.

Shen Yuan remained silent.

Over the years, he had deduced much more than just this.

Yet, other matters had not been concretely verified, so it was not appropriate to disclose them.

"So, are the beings behind the grand chess game in Yangnao Land now preparing to continue pursuing the so-called Dao Source by discovering the arrangements of the Great Prosperity True Monarch from back then?"

Shen Wen’an changed the subject.

The Dao Source concerns secrets above the Nascent Soul, and all the players behind the grand chess game in Yangnao Land are at the Nascent Soul Realm.

This also seemed to make sense.

Including the elder with a conical hat, as well as the existence that erased his memory west of Flame Lake City back then, these Nascent Soul True Monarchs spared no effort in taking action, all for the secret of breaking through above the Nascent Soul.

For powerhouses at their realm, only benefits that could further enhance their strength could pique their interest.

"But... there’s one more thing that’s quite strange."

After a moment of silence in the room, Shen Chongming furrowed his brows and suddenly spoke, "Before, our Shen Family was probably not even considered ants in the eyes of those Nascent Soul True Monarchs, right?"

"Even now that Third Uncle has broken through to the Golden Core Sword Immortal Realm, he still doesn’t qualify to be feared and respected by them."

"From the last time when Third Uncle went to Danzhou, the elder with the conical hat suddenly changed his attitude and let you pass."

"And during the westward journey, upon uncovering their secret, they only erased your memory without causing you any harm."