Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 110 - 110 78 Life-Bound Spirit Bird Gold-Winged Windroc_2

110: 78 Life-Bound Spirit Bird Gold-Winged Windroc_2 110: 78 Life-Bound Spirit Bird Gold-Winged Windroc_2 The purer the bloodline of Monster Beasts, Spirit Birds, and Demon Insects, the higher their potential and the stronger their divine skills.

Shen Long had been cultivating the “Nine Revolutions Transforming Flood Dragon Technique”, which continuously strengthened his body and Qi Strength.

Choosing a Spirit Bird as his Life-Bound Spirit Bird seemed appropriate, and the Gold-Winged Windroc was an excellent choice.

With a Purity of Bloodline reaching three, the Gold-Winged Windroc started at a higher level than most Spirit Birds.

It would be a waste to raise it as a regular Spirit Bird.

To raise it as a Life-Bound Spirit Bird, one must perform a secret technique on the Gold-Winged Windroc to bind it with Shen Long, sharing both glory and damage.

This naturally was not difficult for Shen Long.

He approached the Gold-Winged Windroc, and it lowered its head in submission.

Shen Long patted its head and took out two green ginsengs, feeding them to the Gold-Winged Windroc as a reward.

The Gold-Winged Windroc ate the two green ginsengs and became even more obedient.

Shen Long murmured an incantation and began to cast the spell.

…

In a secluded courtyard with blue tiles, a signboard read “Piaoyun Courtyard”, and within it stood a blue, two-story pavilion and a blue stone pavilion.

A young man in black, of average height, sat in the stone pavilion, as a tall and thin middle-aged man reported to him.

“Master Uncle Li, according to Chen Liang’s report, the Spirit Control Sect finally made contact with him.

He gave a thousand Spirit Stones to this person.

This is all the information we have on him.”

The middle-aged man took out a blue jade slip and handed it to the young man in black.

The young man in black scanned the jade slip with his Divine Sense and revealed a contemplative expression, “He has been in the marketplace for half a year and claims his surname is Yu?

Most of this information is probably false.

Is there any other information?”

Li Jian, a Foundation Establishment middle stage cultivator of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, was tasked with rooting out Spirit Control Sect spies infiltrating the Profound Yin Marketplace and uncovering their motives.

The Hundred Ghosts Sect had destroyed the Spirit Control Sect’s intelligence network in Zhao Country and captured quite a few spies; however, they had not obtained any significant intelligence.

Profound Yin Marketplace was the territory of the Yin Corpse Sect, which had a grudge against the Hundred Ghosts Sect, so they were unlikely to fully cooperate with capturing the Spirit Control Sect spies.

Li Jian had no choice but to search in secret.

“That’s all.

I’m afraid to alert this person, so I told Chen Liang not to contact him for now.

This person asked Chen Liang to keep an eye out for news about Strange Bugs, Alien Beasts, and fierce birds with strong bloodlines,” the middle-aged man reported.

Zhao Bin, a Qi Refining Cultivator.

“Strong bloodlines of Strange Bugs, Alien Beasts, and fierce birds?

Why didn’t you say so earlier?

I’ve sold that Spirit Bird Egg,” said Li Jian with a frown.

In his early years, he had bought a Spirit Bird Egg at a high price, which was said to have been brought from the Burial Immortal Tomb.

It was confirmed to be an egg of a peng-like Spirit Bird, but despite many years of incubation, he hadn’t been able to hatch it.

“I wasn’t able to contact you before, thinking you might have gone out,” responded Zhao Bin cautiously.

Li Jian furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, and instructed, “If he contacts Chen Liang again, report it immediately.

I’ll think of other ways to lure him out.”

“Yes, Master Uncle Li.”

Zhao Bin complied.

Li Jian gave a few more instructions and had him leave.

…

At Qingtang Courtyard, a secret chamber’s door opened, and Shen Long walked out, his face showing delight.

From now on, he would have a Life-Bound Spirit Bird.

Any Spirt Controller could only have one Life-Bound Spirit Beast, which could be a Spirit Beast, a Spirit Bird, or a Spirit Insect.

Most Spirt Controllers would not choose Spirit Insects since they are not resilient and tend to die easily in battles.

By using a secret technique to bind the Gold-Winged Windroc with himself as his Life-Bound Spirit Bird, Shen Long gained significant benefits.

His cultivation of wind-related spells not only received a great boost—making them easier to master—but he also felt lighter and his reaction time improved, which was just the beginning.

As the Gold-Winged Windroc advanced even one minor level, Shen Long could save considerable time in arduous cultivation and his reflexes would become even quicker.

Shen Long altered his appearance and stepped out.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long arrived at Rain Listening Tower, asked for a private room, and notified the server.

He introduced himself as surnamed Yu and requested that if a female Cultivator surnamed Liu came looking for him, the server should bring her to his private room.

Shen Long ordered a pot of Spiritual Tea and a plate of pastries, enjoying the tea and the snacks.

He took out a Messaging Plate and contacted Liu Shi, and soon Liu Shi’s voice came through the plate, “Senior Yu, how may I assist you?”

“Good job on the task.

I’ll start by giving you two years of back pay.

If you hear any information about second-order Flood Dragon Essence Blood, there will be a handsome reward,” said Shen Long.

“Thank you, Senior Yu.

When will you be coming over?” asked Liu Shi.

“I won’t be coming.

Send your granddaughter over to Rain Listening Tower.

Tell her to ask the server for a certain Senior Yu, and he will bring her to the private room.

I’m placing a Storage Bag inside the teapot for her to collect,” Shen Long instructed.

It wasn’t necessary for him to have any further direct contact with the spy, lowering the risk of exposure.

“Yes, Senior Yu.”

Liu Shi agreed.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate, drained the cup of tea, and took out a green Storage Bag, placing it inside the teapot.

It was only because of the information provided by Liu Shi that Shen Long could obtain the Spirit Bird Eggs of the Gold-Winged Windroc, so naturally, he wouldn’t shortchange Liu Shi.

To make a horse run fast, one must feed it plenty of grass; just promising pie in the sky won’t make anyone work wholeheartedly.

Shen Long didn’t mind the two hundred or so Spirit Stones.

If Liu Shi did his job well, there would naturally be a reward.

He stood up and walked out, closing the door behind him.

He greeted the waiter with a nod, indicating that if Liu Yuruo came by, she could enter on her own.

After leaving the Rain Listening Tower, Shen Long strolled around the streets, walking and looking around.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Shen Long arrived at the Azure Stone Plaza where Loose Cultivators set up their stalls and continued to look around.

He purchased three second-order Demon Cores of Monster Scorpions, planning to feed them to the Iron Tail Scorpion in hopes that it would advance to the second order.

He acquired some materials for making the Heyuan Pill and returned to his place.

Shen Long took out the Messaging Plate and contacted Liu Shi.

“Senior Yu, do you have any instructions?”

Liu Shi’s voice came from the Messaging Plate.

“Did you get the Spirit Stones?”

Shen Long asked.

“I got them, thank you, Senior Yu, thank you, Senior Yu.”

Liu Shi thanked him repeatedly.

“It’s what you deserve.

But why didn’t you contact me proactively?

I thought you did not receive them!”

Shen Long asked.

“How could I dare to disturb Senior Yu during your seclusion?

I will continue to pay attention to any news about the second-order Flood Dragon Essence Blood and notify you immediately if there’s any.”

Liu Shi said excitedly.

He helped to gather information, and since there were real benefits when Shen Long rewarded him, Liu Shi naturally worked even harder.

“That’s good, let’s leave it at that!”

Shen Long said and then cut off the connection.

He walked into a secret chamber, entered the Spirt Control Tower, first inspecting the second floor to ensure that the Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit trees were fine before exiting the Spirt Control Tower.

Shen Long took out the Scarlet Crow Cauldron and the Alchemy Materials, and began alchemy.

He released Innate True Fire, which landed on the bottom of the Scarlet Crow Cauldron.

Under the high-temperature smelting, the Fire Crow pattern on the surface of the cauldron seemed to come alive, flapping its wings gently.

Shen Long threw in the materials one after another into the Scarlet Crow Cauldron and covered it with the lid.

After a while, a faint fragrance of medicine wafted from the Scarlet Crow Cauldron.

Shen Long couldn’t afford to be careless and concentrated completely, his Divine Sense closely monitoring the situation inside the cauldron.

…

Liu’s Grocery Store was devoid of customers.

Liu Shi was talking to Liu Yuruo, both of them smiling.

“With these Spirit Stones, you can buy Miracle Elixirs to consume, saving a huge chunk of time from arduous cultivation.”

Liu Shi said excitedly.

“Grandfather, what is your relationship with this person?”

Liu Yuruo couldn’t help asking, for she was unaware of what Liu Shi had been doing.

“Don’t ask.

Knowing too much is not good for you.

Your parents passed away early, and I will do my utmost to help you with Foundation Establishment.

Alright, I’ll watch the store; you go back to your cultivation.

Do not speak of today’s events to anyone.”

Liu Shi instructed.

“Yes, grandfather.”

Liu Yuruo obediently agreed and then turned and left.

Liu Shi put away the Messaging Plate and muttered to himself, “This Senior Yu is clear about rewards and punishments, much better than the previous one.

I must work harder.”

It was very difficult for Liu Yuruo to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, but Shen Long’s clear stance on rewards and punishments gave Liu Shi hope.