Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1100 - 1008 Counting the Harvest

Chapter 1100: 1008 Counting the Harvest

"Second Rank Immortal Talisman!"

Shen Long furrowed his brows, just as he was about to dodge, a powerful binding force surged, rendering him immobile.

"Binding Law!"

Shen Long’s brow knit tightly. The intelligence collected by Chu Yun and Lin Lian had no mention of Qian Sifeng mastering the Binding Law. It seemed this was one of Qian Sifeng’s hidden cards.

A look of pride flashed across Qian Sifeng’s face. Not even many in the Qian Family were aware of his mastery of Binding Law, let alone outsiders.

Though his mastery was elementary, binding a True Immortal Cultivator for a while posed no issue.

Shen Long opened his mouth and spewed out a massive golden lightning bolt, aiming straight for the golden talisman.

Before the golden lightning even touched the talisman, the talisman exploded, releasing a massive golden thunderlight that soared into the sky, engulfing Shen Long completely. Space itself cracked open with numerous jagged tears.

The Second Rank Immortal Talisman—the Geng Lei Immortal Extinguishing Talisman—was an artifact the Qian Family had spent a fortune acquiring. It was their treasure vault’s ultimate weapon, and there was only one left.

When the golden thunderlight dissipated, Shen Long stood mid-air, his body mangled and bloodied, resembling a charred corpse. A scorched smell emanated from him.

His body glowed with a dazzling golden light; the dead skin peeled off, revealing a tattered appearance that mirrored utter desperation.

"How is this possible! An Undying Body?"

Qian Sifeng’s face showed utter disbelief.

With the Absorbing Thunder Pearl within Shen Peng, the power of the Geng Lei Immortal Extinguishing Talisman had been weakened. Yet even so, Shen Long suffered severe injuries. However, Shen Peng, after cultivating into a True Spirit, possessed an Undying Body with incredible recovery abilities.

Had it been any other True Immortal Middle Stage Cultivators, they would have perished and vanished completely.

A thunderous explosion sounded, and a gigantic golden light surged into the sky from the northwest corner of Golden Leaf Island, causing the island to tremble slightly. Cyan light screens shattered.

"Not good! A True Immortal Cultivator has infiltrated—likely transmitted from another island!"

Qian Yilin exclaimed in shock.

"Everyone should give up resisting now! Don’t waste your lives in vain sacrifices."

A seductive, lilting female voice echoed across the entirety of Golden Leaf Island.

A large number of Qian Family disciples fell into illusions, their eyes becoming vacant and unfocused.

Qian Yilin and Qian Yuying’s hearts wavered as their surroundings began to blur.

Not every True Immortal Cultivator possessed a Low Grade Immortal Artifact capable of weakening illusion techniques. While the Qian Family did have elixirs and talismans to counter illusion techniques, they relied on knowing the enemy specialized in illusions for preparation ahead of the encounter.

On the surface, Wang Changyao, Shen Lang, and Shen Ao seemed to be launching a feigned attack alongside Shen Long and Chu Buyu on the front lines. But this was a deception; the real hidden cards were individuals like Shen Mei and Shen Lin.

A powerful gravity force erupted, causing Qian Sifeng’s body to uncontrollably plummet to the ground.

Gravity Law!

Shen Xiao had consumed a First Grade Dao Pill containing insights into Gravity Law, successfully comprehending it. Though he was only at True Immortal Middle Stage, even True Immortal Late Stage Qian Sifeng could not entirely resist the effects of Gravity Law.

A piercing sound split the air as a Sky-Supporting Giant Palm suffused with Immortal Light flew forward. Wherever it passed, space shattered into numerous fissures. This was the Combined Attack Technique.

Qian Sifeng had no chance to evade and hurriedly summoned a blue shield in front of him. At the same time, a blue bead necklace hanging from his chest released a blinding blue light, materializing a thick blue light screen to envelop him entirely.

The Sky-Supporting Giant Palm struck the blue shield, which crumbled like flimsy paper, and then landed on the blue light screen. The light screen caved inward and dimmed, with faint cracks forming on many of the beads.

Qian Sifeng hastily channeled Immortal Yuan Power into the blue necklace, causing the blue light screen to glow softly once more.

A thick silver lightning bolt suddenly descended from above, striking the blue light screen. At the same time, the Zyphyxial Blade cleaved through the heavens, transforming into a scarlet arc that struck the light screen.

A resounding explosion echoed. The blue light screen shattered utterly, and Qian Sifeng was bisected by the Zyphyxial Blade. His Nascent Soul flew out but didn’t make it far.

A streak of azure light descended from above, enveloping the Nascent Soul and pulling it into Shen Jiu’s mouth, where it was swallowed.

By now, Shen Lin, Shen Ben, and the others had also finished off Qian Yilin and his associates. The Qian Family Cultivators on the island had no chance to escape and were entirely devoured by Shen Lie and the others.

"It’s all thanks to the Sect Master this time; otherwise, we wouldn’t have defeated the Qian Family so easily."

Wang Changyao remarked in admiration.

If Shen Long hadn’t arranged for Shen Lin and the others to infiltrate Golden Leaf Island and sabotage the Qian Family’s Clan Protection Formation’s core, it wouldn’t have been this straightforward to take down the Qian Family.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield, establish a Transference Array, and inform Ziyang Sect. Report that we’ve secured the Qian Family, but our losses are heavy, and we’re unable to continue further combat. Request reinforcements from the rear and call for experts to purge Qian Family’s staunch allies. Reward those willing to join us generously; for those determined to stick with the Qian Family, send them on their way."

Shen Long commanded.

He understood clearly that had it not been for Shen Lin and the others mastering the Combined Attack Technique, combined with the assistance of the Immortal Extinguishing Talismans and Immortal Puppets, they wouldn’t have been able to breach Qingyang Island, Zihao Island, and Jingu Island so swiftly before returning to Golden Leaf Island to destroy multiple cores of the formation and dismantle the defense arrays.

Securing the Qian Family was already a significant achievement; it was crucial now to consolidate their gains and assimilate the territory.

The essence of war is resource acquisition, and Shen Long was already satisfied with the results. Excessive losses would only make them pawns for Ziyang Sect to target Wei Family’s subordinate forces.

Shen Jiu promptly agreed and departed to report back to the rear, leveraging his swift escape speed.

Shen Lang activated the Qinglian Map, casting a spell as Wang Yunhao and over a thousand Myriad Beasts Sect disciples emerged from it.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and gather resources."

Shen Lang instructed.

Prior to their departure, he had stored over a thousand Sect-Born Disciples within the Qinglian Map to handle miscellaneous tasks, offering them an opportunity to profit and deepen their loyalty to the Myriad Beasts Sect.

"Yes, Deputy Sect Master."

Wang Yunhao and the others responded affirmatively and dispersed into teams of five to gather resources.

Shen Mei and the others also began to scavenge resources across the island, while Shen Long, Chu Buyu, and Wang Changyao headed to the Qian Family’s treasure vault. Upon detailed inspection, they found over forty thousand Immortal Yuan Stones, along with a large cache of First Rank Immortal Materials and Immortal Medicine, including three First Grade Dao Pills containing insights into the Five Elements Law.

These three Dao Pills were reserved for core family members aiming to comprehend Laws, but they had been slain before ascending to the True Immortal Realm.

Wang Changyao received a Fire Law Dao Pill, along with over three thousand Immortal Yuan Stones and a collection of materials for refining Immortal Talismans. The remainder was divided between Shen Long and Chu Buyu.

The Qian Family Treasury held dozens of Low Grade Immortal Artifacts but lacked Middle Grade Immortal Artifacts—not because they couldn’t afford them, but because activating Middle Grade Immortal Artifacts consumed immense Immortal Yuan Power. Even True Immortal Late Stage cultivators would quickly be drained, unable to sustain them long enough to wield their optimal effects.

On Qingyang Island, Zihao Island, Jingu Island, and Golden Leaf Island, there were multiple Immortal Medicine Gardens cultivating a vast array of Immortal Medicine and Immortal Fruit Trees. Among the treasures were an Eight Treasures Mysterious Spirit Fruit Tree and a Golden Glass Mysterious Thunder Fruit Tree, though their fruits required over three hundred thousand years to mature.

Shen Long instructed Shen Sen to relocate these Immortal Medicine and Immortal Fruit Trees to the ninth layer of the Myriad Beasts Tower for cultivation.

Additionally, there was an extensive collection of texts, though none detailed High Rank Divine Soul Techniques. The only intact technique was the fragmentary "Mysterious Soul Technique."

True Immortal Cultivators were required to practice the "Mysterious Soul Technique," as its first three layers of cultivation necessitated special Immortal Pills for assistance. Successfully mastering these three layers granted access to a defensive Divine Soul ability.

There were dozens of Immortal Wine recipes and a substantial stock of Immortal Wine. As Immortal Wine represented one of the Qian Family’s most significant sources of income, possessing their recipes and materials would enable the Myriad Beasts Sect to cultivate multiple Immortal Brewmasters.