Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

First, set up hidden locations in secret spots within the territory, using array plates that can conceal one’s presence combined with invisibility talismans, ambushing with one’s power.

If encountering the enemy’s separated forces for searches, one could launch surprise attacks on smaller, weaker units.

If the ambush fails, once the enemy finishes searching the four cities without finding anyone, they will surmise everyone has gathered in Yunshui City.

By then, all of the enemy’s forces will be drawn there.

He can then take a team to raid the enemy’s base camp, seizing various resources and treasures.

When he first shared this plan with Luo Yao, she mentioned great dangers in it.

The major danger lies with Yunshui City; Third Uncle Shen Wen’an, with the Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array, must be able to hold them off.

Otherwise, once the city falls, the Shen Family’s near-century of accumulation may be all for naught.

Fortunately, Shen Wen’an instantly killed the White Mountain Monarch, sowing fear among Lan Jue and his team.

Seeing the grand harvest plan nearing its end, Shen Chongming gave the order for all the family cultivators to first hide the resources and the demon beast corpses they had seized in various hideouts, and gradually transport them back to the city after the Great Witch Mountain’s demon soldiers retreat from outside Yunshui City.

Hidden Dragon Mountain.

A month has passed.

Lan Jue and his demons also withdrew with the remaining minor demons from Great Witch Mountain from Yunshui City.

In the void, the old goat with white whiskers under its chin said puzzledly, "Brother Lan, what did the godmother say?"

"Why did we have to put on a show for over ten days at Yunshui City?"

Hearing this, the Snow Wolf King and Black Ape also looked confused.

Lan Jue’s face shifted unpredictably, then he sighed heavily, "The godmother said that the Shen Family’s sword cultivators are somewhat mysterious, and she couldn’t see through them."

"She told us not to go into danger recklessly but to preserve our strength and target other forces next time."

Upon hearing this, the three demon animals’ expressions cleared.

"If that’s the case, when the White Mountain Monarch was slain, why didn’t we just withdraw?"

"Why risk staying to feint Yunshui City?"

The Black Ape frowned and asked.

Lan Jue squinted his eyes slightly, a cold sneer appearing on his face.

"This disadvantage can’t just be borne by our Great Witch Mountain alone."

"If our side has no action in half a month during this one-month harvest period, other forces will surely realize how difficult the Shen Family is."

"By the time of the next harvest, they will be extremely cautious."

"Now that we’ve fought at Yunshui City for half a month, it will make them think the Shen Family is not a big deal."

"They’ve been pinned in the city for so long without even the strength to counterattack."

As Lan Jue spoke, a look of schadenfreude appeared on his face.

"By then, if they underestimate the Shen Family, they’ll surely suffer more losses than we did at Great Witch Mountain."

Upon hearing this, the three demon animals showed strange expressions on their faces.

The six major Golden Core forces in the Southern Border are also enemies of each other.

Having suffered at the hands of the Shen Family, if they can weaken other forces through the Shen Family’s strength, it at least brings some mental balance.

"Let’s go."

"This time’s harvest yielded nothing; we’ll just have to grab some from our subjects to send back to the godmother to enjoy."

"Later, we must have the boys get some medicinal powders from the Southern Border’s black market to stimulate two-legged sheep mating, to make up for this loss."

"In addition, we’ll select some smart and obedient ones from the two-legged sheep to manage for us; we can no longer let them run wild."

This incident has been a significant blow to Lan Jue.

It forces him to change his previous strategy.

The old goat and its companions said nothing.

They were sent as fighters and were uninterested in other matters.

All the demon soldiers and generals rode the black clouds back to the West Wilderness Grassland.

The minor demons dispersed, continuing their reckless freedom.

Just as Lan Jue and the old goat’s party were about to reach that estate, they sensed something amiss from afar.

Usually, when the minor demons guarding outside the estate saw them, they would eagerly come to greet them.

Now it was deathly silent, and all the minor demons stationed at the estate entrance vanished without a trace.

"Not good!"

After pondering briefly, Lan Jue’s expression changed dramatically, and he rushed into the estate.

The old goat’s group followed him into the estate.

The vast estate was in utter chaos; among the ruins, dried bloodstains were everywhere.

Glancing around, Lan Jue flashed to the stone vault where all kinds of cultivation resources were stored.

But the vault doors had been smashed into rubble, and all the Spirit Crystals, Spirit Medicine, and other resources the demons of Great Witch Mountain had painstakingly plundered and mined over the years were all looted.

Lan Jue’s heart bled!

The fury in his chest nearly turned tangible!

Boom!

He waved and unleashed a black-purple Blood Flame, incinerating two unused minor demon corpses into ashes.

"Well done, Shen Family..."

"I swear I’ll never forget this grudge!"

Lan Jue was seething with rage.

The grand harvest plan was his proposal to calculate against Luoxia Mountain and the Shen Family.

Back then, when Shen Chongming agreed readily, Lan Jue thought it was because of the pressure from the six major Golden Core forces, leaving him no choice.

Now it seems he was tricked, perfectly countered by his opponent’s strategy.

In this grand harvest, across all major forces, Great Witch Mountain likely suffered the most significant losses.

This enormous humiliation cannot be disclosed!

Lan Jue thought coldly and angrily.

...

Yunshui City.

After the grand battle ended, the common people from the four cities emerged from the mountain caves in the cities, following the major affiliated clans back to their original city strongholds.

Among the territories under the Shen Family, apart from the minor conflicts in Chungui City and Hejian City, which caused some damage to the city walls.

Xingyang City was only rampaged through by the small demons led by the White Mountain Monarch, but didn’t suffer much loss.

As the various clans returned, they immediately organized people to start repairs and reconstructions.

At Black Water Pavilion.

The grandchildren sat together.

Shen Chongming looked at Shen Wen’an beside him, who was a bit pale, and cupped his hands, "Third Uncle, are you okay?"

Shen Wen’an shook his head, "I just overexerted my Sword Essence and need to recuperate for a while."

"How was the harvest this time?"

Lan Jue and his team attacked Yunshui City for over ten days, not only depleting his Sword Essence.

Even the family’s stored Spirit Crystals were nearly exhausted.

If the results were not significant, and only some demon beast corpses were acquired, it would be a loss.

At this, Shen Yuan also looked over curiously.

Under the pair’s expectant gazes, Shen Chongming smiled and began, "I’d call it a great harvest."

"Nearly a thousand Spirit Crystals, various Spirit Ore, Spirit Grass, and Spirit Medicine."

"Though the Spirit Rice snatched from the Spirit Field was not fully mature and slightly inferior to normal Spirit Rice, there are over five thousand pounds."

"Including the materials from various demon beast carcasses, Demon Essence Pills, etc., I estimate it can be worth over two thousand Spirit Crystals."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan and Shen Wen’an smiled.

Though they paid a hefty price and took great risks, the gains were substantial.

"Grandfather, Third Uncle."

"I plan to visit Danzhou once the storm of this grand harvest settles."

"These numerous gains need to be exchanged into something useful for our Shen Family."

Shen Yuan nodded, "The acquired items indeed need to be converted into strength; otherwise, the next harvest might not be as lucky."

"However, wait until your third uncle recovers and let him personally handle the visit to Danzhou."

Shen Wen’an also nodded, "Currently, the Yangnao Land has many Fetal Breathing Perfection state and even Half-Step Golden Core experts."

"You can’t take the risk."

"Leave the visit to Danzhou to your third uncle."

After thinking it over, Shen Chongming did not insist.

There’s no rush now, anyhow, as the next ten years, following this harvest, will be a relatively peaceful period for the Shen Family to develop.

During this time, there may be minor skirmishes among the factions, but they should be much more restrained.