Chapter 459 Yin Shang (1/2)

Just after two days, the divine thoughts that Shen Lian could use had quadrupled compared to the time he was born. The enormous Primordial Spirit deep in the bier was like an ever-burning star that kept radiating the powers of the Primordial Spirit. It combined with the Qi of vitality of this region to produce a slightly gloomy Qi of vitality to fuel Shen Lian's mindfulness.

Shen Lian did not have a sense of stealing from the heaven neither nor viewed the world as a child's play.

He was not in a hurry to train his body as his bone and structure has yet to form fully. In fact, this was the perfect opportunity for him to switch to a different foundation. After all, Shen Lian had already achieved greatness in his cultivation and it would be hard for him to achieve even greater heights. But with this new body, he could start afresh, take on different paths to test this body and fuel for his future.

He had decided to not re-practice the Taixu Strategy. After all, he was about the same level as the time Founding Master Qingshui transcended beyond the mortal world. This was the perfect time to let go of what he possessed.

After arranging his thoughts, Shen Lian did not feel that the reincarnation put him in an unfavorable situation. In fact, it was the perfect opportunity for him to erase this forerunners, wipe off all his methods to reestablish Dao and make new progress.

Chen Qing and Han Ying recovered physically and went to look for Shen Lian. Chen Qing was, after all, his mother and she did not hide anything from him. She said, ”What should we do next?”

Shen Lian responded, ”Mother, please do not rush into things. For the sake of the present, we need to first take over a place and that would be the foundation of Xi Liang in the next hundred years. You would also be the greatest Master of the City in the history of Xi Liang and it would be absolutely possible for you to build a country by then.”

If it was not for Shen Lian, Chen Qing would think it was a senseless person speaking nonsense. The three of them were so weak and it was a great achievement to even stay alive, what is more talking about revenge or even building a country.

Chen Qing had been consuming spiritual fruits for the past two days and her mind was clear and sharp. She asked, ”Where should we take over? Could it be that you are referring to this mountain?”

Shen Lian replied, ”Yes mother, you are right. I have been touring around Mount Jieyang with Xiao Hei for the past two days and noticed that the col has a high condensation of soulful aura. It was really odd and I sensed that there was something strange behind it. Now that the two of you have recovered, we can head there and take a look at it. If we can take over that place, I can set up a Soul Gathering Formation and teach you all the methods of cultivation.”

Chen Qing looked at the infant Shen Lian. It had been two days since they had such conversations and she had gotten used to it. She responded, ”Sure, let's do as you said. According to books, a wife would devote to their husband and if their husband had passed away, they would devote to their son. I do not have a husband but I have a son like you. I would certainly depend on you.”

Shen Lian was moved and said, ”Mother, did the books that you read came from Da Xia?”

Chen Qing said, ”Every three years during autumn, traders from far away would come over to the city of Xi Liang to purchase goods and import them to Da Xia. Every trip, they would bring some books to sell it to us or the countries along the way to Xi Liang. Although the books were extremely expensive, we would purchase any books that Xi Liang has never had. This is something that we have been practicing since the time of my grandmother. But I can only recognize characters and never really understood the meaning behind the text.”

Shen Lian thought to himself that the inheritance of civilization was highly related to culture and practices. The books could only serve as a guide and to fully fathom the meaning and knowledge of civilization, one would need to experience it personally. Otherwise, wise predecessors would not have said that it was better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.

Shen Lian did not explain too much as he knew that there would be plenty of time in the future. He said, ”Were the traders from Da Xia?”

Chen Qing gave some thoughts about it and answered, ”I think they were from a county known as Yin Shang. They were an affiliated country to Da Xia and were experts in trading. As their people were skilled in buying and selling, we refer to them as traders.

In fact, only the traders of Yin Shang were able to come to such a remote place like Xi Liang to trade.

There was once I spoke to a trader and he told me that the lives of traders is getting better. The newly appointed Tianyi Master of the Country of Yin Shang was a person of virtue. He was wise, had a divine vision and was kind to people. Many unique people were willing to serve under him and as a result, Yin Shang flourished greatly. Even people from great dynasties like Da Xia went to him.”