Chapter 926 - 296: Death Hex (3)

Practicing the Path of Great Derivation allows one to glimpse a thread of the power of destiny, and he does not believe that destiny is unchangeable.

The divine sense invaded the dantian, standing before the slowly rotating Great Derivation Inner Core.

Gazing at the White Jade Turtle Shell within the Inner Core, Shen Yuan, after a moment’s thought, directly used his Divine Sense Body to enter the Great Derivation Inner Core.

In the bizarre space, the White Jade Turtle Shell below, occupying nearly the entire space, resembled the land of a world, emitting a faint phosphorescence.

The Divine Sense Body stood in the void above, Shen Yuan silently observing the White Jade Turtle Shell below, noticing two complex and eerie "Life Talismans" on the lower left of the shell.

He had used this thing once before.

That was back when the family of three of Shen Wenyan faced danger in Danzhou.

At the time, there was only one Life Talisman, which posed a difficult dilemma: should he save his incompetent son, or his granddaughter, whom the White Jade Turtle Shell recognized as the "Qilin Child."

After struggling internally for a long time, he decided to save his granddaughter.

Eventually Shang Li and Hu Mei’Er were safely rescued, while Shen Wenyan, to avoid bringing trouble to the family, chose to forcibly refine the Female Essence Wisdom Pearl left by the Bai Ze Divine Beast upon its demise, achieving four apertures of Literary Heart and attacking the Hundred Beasts Mountain, which posed the greatest threat to the Shen Family at the time.

Ultimately, he died in battle on the Hundred Beasts Mountain.

Over the years, the White Jade Turtle Shell has once again nurtured two Life Talismans.

He intends to use these two Life Talismans to alter the destiny of these "doomed" children under his care!

"Li’Er and Chongming have excellent talents. From the perspective of family development, these two Life Talismans shall be given to these siblings first."

Gazing at the Life Talisman, Shen Yuan pondered for a long time, gradually making a decision in his heart.

Among those predicted with a "death hexagram," Shen Li and Shen Chongming were two younger members he valued relatively more.

With a slight movement of his mind, a Life Talisman on the lower White Jade Turtle Shell suddenly began to rise slowly.

The Life Talisman, imbued with mysterious charm, gradually contracted, emitting a dazzling white light from its surface.

Under Shen Yuan’s mental guidance, this Life Talisman suddenly flashed, directly disappearing from the dantian space.

Meanwhile.

At the back mountain courtyard.

Since returning from Flame Lake City that year, Shen Li resigned from her position as Clan Chief, entrusting the affairs of the Clan Court to Shen Xiuyan.

Since then, she has been at the back mountain courtyard, accompanying her mother Hu Mei’Er in cultivation.

In the courtyard, Shen Li, who was meditating in the pavilion, suddenly seemed to sense something, and opened her eyes in a daze, looking toward the void above her head.

The next moment, the void above her head suddenly trembled, then quickly restored its calm.

Shen Li frowned slightly, slowly stood up and looked at the empty sky, full of curiosity.

Beside her, the Golden Toad and Silver Thread Centipede seemed to sense something too, raising their heads to look at the sky.

"Master, what just happened?"

The Golden Toad didn’t see the peculiar phenomenon of the void trembling earlier, but vaguely felt something amiss.

Shen Li shook her head slightly.

She also didn’t know what had happened just now.

She only vaguely felt as if her body had inexplicably emitted a trace of the "Heavenly Prayer" power, blocking something from invading her body.

"Could someone be trying to calculate against me using the power of destiny, karma, or similar laws?"

After pondering, Shen Li thought to herself with a serious expression.

The fact that it could elicit an instinctual reaction from her Gu Spirit Sacred Body was enough to prove that an exceedingly high rule of power had indeed targeted her.

Such supreme power methods are akin to the secret skills of Witchcraft and Gu Dao, like prayers and curses, which can leverage fate, fortune, and karma to imperceptibly affect others.

However, since the peculiar phenomenon occurred too quickly just now, she didn’t feel any discomfort. After a careful observation of her surroundings, Shen Li didn’t think much more and continued to meditate in the pavilion.

Black Water Pavilion.

In the dantian space, Shen Yuan watched the Life Talisman, which had returned, spinning in front of him, unable to help but frown.

"This girl’s power actually blocked the Life Talisman..."

"Forget it, let’s give it to Chongming first."

Shen Li, who cultivates in Witchcraft and Gu Dao, is also proficient in the Heavenly Prayer Skill. Her destiny is inherently unpredictable and constantly changing.

Shen Yuan contemplated for a moment, believing that her "death hexagram" had the greatest variability. With some intervention, it could potentially avert calamity.

Suppressing his thoughts, he instead bestowed this "returned" Life Talisman upon Shen Chongming.

At the back mountain, in front of the Light Gate leading to the Five Elements Secret Realm, Shen Chongming was pondering matters related to Shen Xiubai, feeling quite heavy-hearted.

Suddenly, a peculiar force abruptly surged within him.

Under the influence of this force, Shen Chongming instantly felt the heaviness and numerous shadows in his heart swept away.

His mind was clear, and various insights surged from within!

"What’s happening?"

Amidst his surprise, Shen Chongming couldn’t help but mutter a word.

But then this trace of doubt was instantly dispelled by the influx of insights!

At this moment, he dared not concern himself with anything else and immediately sat down cross-legged in front of this Light Gate.

Once a cultivator reaches the Golden Core Realm, advancement in cultivation is not purely about hard practice.

Sometimes, a moment of enlightenment can surpass a decade or even decades of stagnant meditation.

Now, with insights surging like a spring from his heart, Shen Chongming knew this was his chance, one that couldn’t be missed.

Black Water Pavilion.

After successfully bestowing the Life Talisman, Shen Yuan hesitated slightly before granting the second Life Talisman to Shen Wen’an.

This was not favoritism; seeing the tragic demise of his eldest Shen Wenxing, he nonetheless bestowed this Life Talisman upon his youngest, Shen Wen’an.