Shen Family

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Background

Standing and lineage

The Shen Family is a low-profile but deeply established force in the Yun Yang Mountain Range. Unlike rival major powers that openly fight enemies, it is noted for keeping a restrained public profile. Its foundation, accumulated treasures, and access to the mountain range place it near the region’s three great powers. 693 694

The clan is described as having a legacy spanning thousands of years, several hundred genius Martial Artists, and a patriarch who had reached the peak of the first-stage Martial Emperor Realm. 694

The Shen Family Ancestral Residence is said to keep Barrier Breaking Pills for descendants. These pills reportedly improved the talent of family members, and more than ninety percent of the family’s Mid-Innate Realm experts were believed to have relied on them. 401

Authority structure

The family is governed through a hierarchy of patriarchs or family heads, elders, Great Elders, Supreme Elders, and ancestral figures. Its two Sacred Domain Venerables are regarded as the strongest figures in its history apart from the ancestor. 399

Shen Wanfeng is identified as a Shen Family patriarch who commands three ancestors and responds personally when the family is challenged. 790

Estate and Defenses

Protective formations

• The Shen Family maintains a protective grand formation described as possessing unparalleled defensive power; its destruction by an intruder was considered highly abnormal. 399
• The Five Elements Formation is a clan-defending treasure. Old Ancestor Shen allegedly obtained Five Elements Essence from a cave dwelling in the Five Elements Mountains, then used precious materials to establish the formation. 993
• A clan-protecting grand formation later prevents Wang Peng from breaking through during his battle with Shen Xiu. 1143

Treasures and resources

• Nine Revolutions Core Returning Pill — A supreme treasure passed down by Old Ancestor Shen. Consuming it can increase combat power tenfold. 728
• Blood Jade Bracelet — A divine artifact capable of drawing out Shen Family bloodline power. It can reportedly be summoned only three times, requires significant essence blood, and needs more than half a year to recover after use. 799
• Shen Family Ancestral Ring — A ring containing numerous Soul Imprints through which the family once commanded its power; Shen Xiu later refines and fuses a version of it into his sea of consciousness for defense. 1005
• Yuan Power spheres — Hidden trump cards held by the family head. The spheres contain dense Yuan Power and are feared as attacks capable of killing even the Great Elder. 1120
• Inherited sacred artifact — The family head offers this artifact in exchange for Shen Xiu’s pills, seeking a place in Heavenly Desolate Ancient City. 768

Major Conflicts

• An unidentified intruder breaches the family’s forbidden grounds and damages its protective formation. The two Sacred Domain Venerables confront Shen Xiu, but his direct physical attacks force both of them back. 399
• Shen Xiu repeatedly clashes with Shen Family elders. During one assault, he overwhelms the elders with a battle saber and kills those present after they fail to stop him. 606
• When Shen Xiu infiltrates the family residence, its members mobilize their full force against him. The family’s elders and patriarch rely on their deep foundation and inherited treasures to contain him. 728
• Shen Xiu publicly declares his intention to become family head and lead the Shen Family into becoming a first-rank family. The proposal is met with widespread opposition from the clansmen. 768
• Shen Wanfeng and three Shen Family ancestors move against Shen Xiu after he challenges the three great super clans. Their stated concern is family justice, but they are also interested in the valuables Shen Xiu possesses. 790
• Internal factions later plot to remove Shen Xiu while he confronts external threats, intending to seize and absorb his power afterward. 1117
• The family head battles Shen Xiu using Flame Phoenix and the hidden Yuan Power spheres, but Shen Xiu’s rising combat power eventually allows him to defeat the head with a single punch. 1120 1123

Relationships

• Shen Xiu — A central and deeply divisive Shen Family figure. He massacres elders in some conflicts, seeks revenge for past grievances, and later claims the right to lead the family as its head. 606 768
• Shen Wanfeng — Patriarch who mobilizes the family’s ancestors against Shen Xiu after learning of his provocations and challenges. 790
• The Two Sacred Domain Venerables — The family’s most revered protectors beneath the ancestor; they respond when the forbidden grounds are breached. 399
• Black Dragon Sect — Besieges Shen Family Manor in an attempt to capture or kill Shen Tianyi. 733
• Han Family — An enemy family whose members plan to capture Shen Feng and later prepare for an irreconcilable confrontation with the Shen Family. 915 916
• Southern Wasteland demon beasts — Longstanding enemies of the Shen Family; the clan maintains a stronghold in the Southern Wasteland. 441

Notable Quotes

“From now on, I will lead the family to become a first-rank family, and I will be the family head.”
— Shen Xiu 768